Man with Snails
Man with Snails

Currently not on view

Man with Snails,

1611–31

after Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635
Published by Charles David, French, ca. 1600–ca. 1638
x1934-368

Information

Title
Man with Snails
Dates

1611–31

Maker
after Jacques Callot
Published by Charles David
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 23.2 × 18.2 cm (9 1/8 × 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-368
Inscription
Signed in plate on chair, center left: J. Callot inventor Signed in plate, lower right corner: C. D. ex Captioned in plate, lower margin: Inter cornutos, si quis, ... cornua magna gero.
Reference Numbers
Lieure plate XC [drawing]; Meaume 1199
Culture
French, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
cats, snails, figures (representations), men, goats

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