Reverse Copy of Le Gentilhomme au Manteau Posé sur la Hanche (Gentleman with his Mantle on his Hip), from "Les Caprices" Series A, The Florence Set

Reverse Copy of Le Gentilhomme au Manteau Posé sur la Hanche (Gentleman with his Mantle on his Hip), from "Les Caprices" Series A, The Florence Set by Jacques Callot|Anonymous

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 2 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (6 x 8.3 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917

Accession Number

17.50.17-489

Tags

Men

About the Artist

Jacques Callot|Anonymous · 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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