Young Woman, in Profile, Facing Right
1630/1661
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 14.8 × 9.7 cm (5 13/16 × 3 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Accession Number
1969.15.183
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching, *Young Woman, in Profile, Facing Right*, captures a graceful figure in a simple yet elegant pose. Created by Israel Henriet after an original design by Jacques Callot, the print dates from the mid-17th century and exemplifies the collaborative world of printmaking during that era. Henriet, a prominent publisher and etcher, often reproduced and disseminated Callot’s inventive compositions, helping to spread the artist’s distinctive vision across Europe. Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was a master of etching whose lively scenes of court life, beggars, and soldiers influenced ...