Noble Man with Fur Plastron.

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• ARTIST: Jacques Callot

• MEDIUM: Etching,

  DATE: c. 1623

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 5 3/4 x 3 5/8" ( 14.5 x 9.3 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: This finely detailed etching by Jacques Callot, Noble Man with Fur Plastron, exemplifies the artist’s unmatched skill in capturing character and social distinction through line. Created around 1620 to 1623, the print portrays an elegantly dressed nobleman, richly adorned with a fur-lined plastron and posed with quiet confidence. The precise handling of the etching needle and the controlled use of line and shadow reflect Callot’s mastery of the medium and his keen eye for texture and costume. <br><br> Jacques Callot (1592–1635) was among the first artists to dedicate himself exclusively to printmaking, producing a vast body of work that ranged from courtly pageantry and theatrical scenes to piercing social commentary. After beginning his career at the Medici court in Florence, where he illustrated festivals and the lives of the nobility and common folk alike, Callot returned to France, where his work took on a more somber tone. His later series, such as The Miseries of War, deeply influenced how artists depicted the realities of conflict for centuries. Noble Man with Fur Plastron belongs to an earlier moment in Callot’s career, offering a glimpse into the refined visual world of early seventeenth-century European aristocracy.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 6.25 x 8.5 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Historical , Military