Landscape
in or after 1635
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 8.3 × 5.7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.) sheet (irreg.): 11 × 19.4 cm (4 5/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
R.L. Baumfeld Collection
Accession Number
1969.15.146
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching, titled *Landscape* and created in or after 1635, pays homage to the masterful style of Jacques Callot1592–1635), a pioneering French printmaker renowned for his intricate small-scale works. Callot, often called the father of modern etching, revolutionized the technique by using fine, acid-resistant grounds on metal plates to produce exceptionally detailed lines, capturing atmospheric depth and bustling scenes in miniature formats. Produced "after" Callot—likely by a contemporary follower or later copyist—this print exemplifies his influence on landscape etching during th...
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...