Young Woman, in Profile, Facing Right

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 ...