The Prophet Jonas
Wallerant Vaillant|Pieter Lastman
mid-17th century
Medium
Mezzotint
Dimensions
sheet: 11 3/16 x 14 7/16 in. (28.4 x 36.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Accession Number
56.605.10
About the Artist
Wallerant Vaillant|Pieter Lastman · 1623–1677
Wallerant Vaillant (1623-1677) was a French-born Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker who pioneered the mezzotint technique in printmaking. Born in Lille on May 30, 1623, he died in Amsterdam on August 28, 1677, leaving behind a significant legacy as both a portraitist and innovator in graphic arts. Vaillant holds a distinguished place in art history as one of the first professional artists to...