Officer, Front View
1622
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Jacques Callot
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Officer, Front View is a 1622 ink by Jacques Callot, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men in fancy military clothes, standing side by side. Both wear tall hats with feathers, long coats with buttons, and knee-high boots. One holds a folded piece of paper, the other a rolled-up document. The lines are loose and quick, like a rough drawing. The artist used a technique called etching to create this image. It’s made by scratching into a metal plate, then using acid to eat away the lines. Check out more about etching to see how this process works.
Jacques Callot was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine.
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