Jacques Callot
in or after 1635
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 24.2 x 14 cm (9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Accession Number
1969.15.1
Art Historical Context
This etching, titled *Jacques Callot*, is striking portrait by Abraham Bosse, created in or after 163. Bosse, a prominent French printmaker of the Baroque era, pays homage to his influential contemporary, Jacques Callot (1592–1635), the renowned master etcher whose innovative techniques revolutionized printmaking. Measuring just 24.2 x 14 cm on the plate, the intimate scale invites close inspection, revealing Bosse's meticulous line work that captures Callot's thoughtful gaze and period attire. Etching, the chosen medium, was central to both artists' legacies. Callot pioneered the *échelle* (...
About the Artist
Abraham Bosse · 1602–1676
Abraham Bosse (1604–1676) was a French printmaker and theorist whose approximately 1,600 etchings provide an unparalleled visual record of 17th-century French life. Born to Huguenot parents in Tours, he trained in Paris under Melchior Tavernier and became a devoted follower of Jacques Callot's technical innovations. Bosse's meticulous etchings depicted subjects ranging from daily life and fashion ...