Jacques Callot (1592–1635)
Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was a highly skilled printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine (now part of France). His etching innovations included a more robust ground applied to the surface of the copperplate and refinement of the stopping-out technique with multiple acid baths to create a range of line weights in the final print.
One of the most prolific and versatile graphic artists in Western art history, the French printmaker Jacques Callot created over 1,400 prints by the time he died in 1635 at the age of forty-three.
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Further Reading
“Library Notes & Queries: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PRINCETON.” The Princeton University Library Chronicle 16, no. 4 (1955): 182–86.
Graphic Arts Blog Posts
(by Julie Mellby unless otherwise noted)
- "Callot’s Vie de la mere de Dieu" (March 15, 2017)