Landscape
in or after 1635
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 9 × 7 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/4 in.) sheet (irreg.): 12.2 × 21 cm (4 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Accession Number
1969.15.145
Art Historical Context
This etching titled *Landscape*, created after Jacques Callot in or after 1635, showcases the enduring appeal of one of the 17th century’s most influential printmakers. Callot, a French artist active during the Baroque period, helped elevate etching from a reproductive craft into a sophisticated artistic medium through his mastery of fine detail and expressive line work. Produced on laid paper, the small plate (just 9 × 7 cm) demonstrates how etching allowed artists to capture delicate textures and atmospheric depth in a format that could be widely shared. Although made after Callot’s death i...
About the Artist
after Jacques Callot
**Jacques Callot (c. 1592–1635)**, the master whose designs inspired the works attributed "after Jacques Callot," was a pioneering French Baroque printmaker and draftsman born in Nancy, capital of the independent Duchy of Lorraine (now northeastern France). From a noble family—his father served as master of ceremonies and herald-at-arms to the Duke of Lorraine—young Callot was apprenticed to a gol...