Frontispiece, from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set

Frontispiece, from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set by Jacques Callot|Lorenzo de' Medici

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 2 3/16 x 3 3/8 in. (5.6 x 8.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by exchange, 1940

Accession Number

40.52.22

About the Artist

Jacques Callot|Lorenzo de' Medici · 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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