Copy of Le Gentilhomme aux Mains Jointes (The Gentleman with his Hands Joined), from La Noblesse (The Nobility)
Jacques Callot|Anonymous
17th century
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 13/16 x 3 3/4 in. (14.8 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
62.635.603
Tags
Men
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...