Copy of Vue de Pont-Neuf (View of the Pont Neuf), from "Les Deux Grandes Vues de Paris" (The Two Large Views of Paris)

Copy of Vue de Pont-Neuf (View of the Pont Neuf), from "Les Deux Grandes Vues de Paris" (The Two Large Views of Paris) by Jacques Callot|Anonymous

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 6 3/16 x 13 in. (15.7 x 33 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917

Accession Number

17.3.491

Tags

ParisBoatsCitiesRiversTowers

About the Artist

Jacques Callot|Anonymous · 15921635

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...

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