Portrait du Prince de Phaslbourg (Portrait of the Prince of Phalsbourg)
1621–24
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (28.2 x 33.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.569.15
Art Historical Context
**Portrait du Prince de Phbourg (Portrait of the of Phalsbourg)** *Jacques Callot, 1621–24* Jacques Callot, a masterful French printmaker of the Baroque era, captures the noble bearing of the Prince of Phalsbourg in this etching and engraving from the early 1620s. Created during a time of political intrigue in Europe, amid the escalating tensions of the Thirty Years' War, portrait likely depicts Philippe Emmanuel de Lorraine, a member of the influential Lorraine family. Callot's work reflects the era's fascination with aristocratic portraiture, disseminating images of power through afford...
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...