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Draughtsman with an Ink-Pot and a Pen
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Draughtsman with an Ink-Pot and a Pen

mid-17th century

Medium

Mezzotint

Dimensions

plate: 8 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (21.2 x 15.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

About Wallerant Vaillant

1623–1677Dutch Republic

Wallerant Vaillant (1623–1677) was a French-born Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker who pioneered the mezzotint technique in printmaking. Born in Lille on May 30, 1623, he died in Amsterdam on August 28, 1677, leaving behind a significant legacy as both a portraitist and innovator in graphic arts.