Copy of La Dame Coiffée d'un Grand Voile et a la Robe Bordée de Fourrures (The Lady Wearing a Long Veil and a Fur-Lined Robe), from La Noblesse (The Nobility)
Jacques Callot|Anonymous
17th century
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (14.6 x 9.6 cm) backed
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Accession Number
62.635.599
Tags
Women
About the Artist
Jacques Callot|Anonymous · 1592–1635
Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was a French printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine, widely regarded as one of the first great artists to practice the graphic arts exclusively. His more than 1,400 etchings chronicled the breadth of 17th-century life, from Medici court festivities to the brutal realities of warfare. Callot revolutionized etching through technical innovations including the é...