Frontispiece, from the series Les Fantaisies (The Fantasies)
Frontispiece, from the series Les Fantaisies (The Fantasies)

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Frontispiece, from the series Les Fantaisies (The Fantasies),

1635

Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635
x1934-311

Information

Title
Frontispiece, from the series Les Fantaisies (The Fantasies)
Dates

1635

Maker
Jacques Callot
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 6.2 x 8.1 cm (2 7/16 x 3 3/16 in.) sheet: 6.5 x 8.4 cm (2 9/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-311
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Title, dedication, and date in plate, center: LES FANTASIES. / De Noble I. CALLOT. Mises en / lumiere par ISRAEL fon amy: / Et dediees. / A. Monseigneur IEAN LOVIS / de BAVFFREMONT, Comte de / Randan Baron du Luguet. / 1635 With privileges, lower center: Cum Priuilegie Reg. Israel excu.
Reference Numbers
Lieure 1372; Meaume 868
Culture
French, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
figures (representations), fantasy, men, frontispieces (illustrations), text, women

Frontispiece to Les Fantaisies

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