Le Marché d'Esclaves, estampe appelée aussi Les Galériens, Le Petit Paris, La Petite Vue de Paris (The Slave Market, also called The Galley Slaves, The Small Paris, The Small View of Paris)

Jacques Callot

early 17th century

Le Marché d'Esclaves, estampe appelée aussi Les Galériens, Le Petit Paris, La Petite Vue de Paris (The Slave Market, also called The Galley Slaves, The Small Paris, The Small View of Paris) by Jacques Callot

Medium

Etching; fourth state of six (Lieure)

Dimensions

Sheet: 4 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (12 x 22.5 cm) Plate: 4 7/16 x 8 1/2 in. (11.3 x 21.6 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

57.650.395

Tags

ParisMenWomenBridges

About the Artist

Jacques Callot · 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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