The Large Hunt
Medium
etching
Dimensions
sheet: 20.7 × 47.1 cm · platemark: 19.8 × 46.3 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Margaret Crile Garretson in memory of Hiram Garretson
Accession Number
1970.342
Tags
About this artwork
Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635) The Large Hunt, 1619 Etching Gift of Margaret Crile Garretson in memory of Hiram Garretson 1970.342 Callot is known for two important inventions in etching. He designed a slanted, oval-shaped, steel-tipped etching tool called an échoppe which is used to imitate the tapering and swelling lines of an engraving. He also developed a hard ground (an acid-resistant coating for etching plates), composed of mastic and linseed oil, that resisted chipping. Callot's wo...