Small male figure stopping to draw his sword, in profile view with open mouth and left foot positioned forward, from the series 'Varie figure gobbi'

Jacques Callot

ca. 1621–25

Small male figure stopping to draw his sword, in profile view with open mouth and left foot positioned forward, from the series 'Varie figure gobbi' by Jacques Callot

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Plate: 2 7/16 x 3 7/16 in. (6.2 x 8.8 cm) Sheet: 3 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (9.6 x 13.6 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.255.2

Tags

SwordsMenProfiles

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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