Information about this leaf: This is plate 17 in Les Caprices. The etching method is an intaglio rendering on copperplate.
Information about this book: Issued between 1621-1631.
Biographical information: Jacques Callot (1592–1635), French (Lorrainese) draftsman and printmaker. Callot was one of the most prolific, creative, and influential draftsmen and printmakers of the seventeenth century. He made more than 1,400 prints and developed technical innovations, such as hardground etching, that became standard procedure for all Western printmakers.--Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, 2004. 358-359. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 23 Oct. 2015.
Information about digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on September 11, 2015. Scanning method: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.
This leaf was identified from information on the label.
