The Large Hunt
Medium
etching
Dimensions
sheet: 20.7 × 47.1 cm · platemark: 19.8 × 46.3 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Margaret Crile Garretson in memory of Hiram Garretson
Accession Number
1970.342
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About this artwork
Jacques Callot (French, 1592-1635) The Large Hunt, 1619 Etching Gift of Margaret Crile Garretson in memory of Hiram Garretson 1970.342 Callot is known for two important inventions in etching. He designed a slanted, oval-shaped, steel-tipped etching tool called an échoppe which is used to imitate the tapering and swelling lines of an engraving. He also developed a hard ground (an acid-resistant coating for etching plates), composed of mastic and linseed oil, that resisted chipping. Callot's wo...