Is "L'Hospice (The Almshouse), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set" in the public domain?

Yes, L'Hospice (The Almshouse), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

L'Hospice (The Almshouse), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set

Q: When was "L'Hospice (The Almshouse), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set" created?

This artwork was created 1617–20.

Jacques Callot|Lorenzo de' Medici

1617–20

Medium

Etching; first state of two (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 7 5/16 x 10 3/8 in. (18.5 x 26.3 cm) Plate: 2 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (5.4 x 8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957

Accession Number

57.650.300(20)

About the Artist

Jacques Callot|Lorenzo de' Medici · 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...

L'Hospice (The Almshouse), from Les Caprices Series B, The Nancy Set

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