Gentleman and His Page
c. 1622
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 5.7 × 8.5 cm (2 1/4 × 3 3/8 in.) sheet: 9.3 × 12.6 cm (3 11/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1949.5.150
Art Historical Context
**Gentleman and His Page** a delicate etching by the renowned French printmaker Jacques Callot, created around 1622. Measuring just 5.7 × 8.5 cm on the plate, this intimate work captures a finely dressed gentleman accompanied by his young page, rendered with Callot's signature precision on laid paper. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collection (Department CG-E), it exemplifies the artist's mastery of small-scale prints, which were highly prized by 17th-century collectors for their portability and detail. Callot, a pivotal figure in the transition from Mannerism to Baroque ar...
About the Artist
Jacques Callot · 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...