Reverse Copy of Le Jardin, appelé aussi Le Marais (The Garden, also called The Marsh), from Les Quatre Paysages (The Four Landscapes), plate 1

Reverse Copy of Le Jardin, appelé aussi Le Marais (The Garden, also called The Marsh), from Les Quatre Paysages (The Four Landscapes), plate 1 by Jacques Callot|Anonymous

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 6 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (16.5 x 28.5 cm) Plate: 3 7/16 x 8 9/16 in. (8.8 x 21.8 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

57.650.372(2)

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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