Jacques Callot
1551 to 1600
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Accession Number
1969.15.921
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching, titled *Jacquesot*, offers a striking portrait of the celebrated French printmaker Jacques Call (1592–1635), crafted by Balthasar Monnet after an original design by Michel Lasne. sometime between 1551 and1600, it exemplifies collaborative spirit of 17th European printmaking, where reproductive prints allowed masterworks to reach wider audiences through skilled engravers like Moncornet and Las, both prominent French artists known for their intricate line work. Etching, the medium here, was a revolutionary technique in this era: artists drew into a wax ground on a metal p...