The marching gypsies: the rear guard (Les bohémiens en marche: l'arrière-garde), also called The Departure (Le départ), from the series "The Gypsies' (Les bohémiens)

Jacques Callot

ca. 1592–1635

The marching gypsies: the rear guard (Les bohémiens en marche: l'arrière-garde), also called The Departure (Le départ), from the series "The Gypsies' (Les bohémiens) by Jacques Callot

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

sheet: 4 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. (12.4 x 23.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.261

Tags

HorsesSpearsGirlsWomenCarriages

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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