Étienne Pasquier
Léonard Gaultier
1617
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 14.9 x 9.7 cm (5 7/8 x 3 13/16 in.) sheet: 18.1 x 12.4 cm (7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of John O'Brien
Accession Number
1991.208.37
About the Artist
Léonard Gaultier · 1561–1641
Léonard Gaultier, a prolific French engraver born in Mainz around 1561, established himself as a prominent printmaker and publisher in Paris, where he died in 1641. Operating from addresses like "A l'Arche de Noé" on rue du Monceau-Saint-Gervais by 1585, he produced book illustrations, frontispieces, title pages, broadsides, almanacs, and standalone prints, often collaborating with publishers such...