The Unicorn Purifying a Source
Jean Duvet
n.d.
Medium
Etching and engraving on paper
Dimensions
Plate: 22.3 × 39.9 cm (8 13/16 × 15 3/4 in.); Sheet: 22.7 × 40.2 cm (8 15/16 × 15 7/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
111935
About the Artist
Jean Duvet · 1485–1570
Jean Duvet (1485–after 1562), a pioneering French goldsmith and engraver from the provincial heartlands of Dijon and Langres, emerged as the first significant printmaker in France. Born to a Dijon goldsmith, he trained in the family trade and rose swiftly, becoming master of the Dijon Goldsmiths' Guild by 1509. Duvet's early career blended goldsmithing with engraving; no specific teachers are docu...