The Siege of La Rochelle, plate one
Jacques Callot
1631
Medium
Reproductions of etchings
Dimensions
Image: 56.8 × 44.5 cm (22 3/8 × 17 9/16 in.); Plate: 57.1 × 45 cm (22 1/2 × 17 3/4 in.); Sheet: 71.5 × 51 cm (28 3/16 × 20 1/8 in.)
Classification
reproduction
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
34069
About the Artist
Jacques Callot · 1592–1635
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...