Peasant Woman with Basket, in Profile, Facing Left

Callot employed traditional etching methods, using acid to incise lines into a metal plate, complemented by dry‑point work that leaves a subtle, grainy quality where the needle touched the surface. The resulting lines are crisp and highly detailed, characteristic of his precise, baroque approach to printmaking.

The print belongs to Callot’s prolific output of over 1,400 etchings, produced during his active period in the Duchy of Lorraine. While the original plate is lost, surviving impressions have passed through several European collections, appearing in 19th‑century catalogues of French prints.

In the early 17th century, French artists increasingly turned to print media to document both aristocratic and popular subjects. Callot’s work reflects this trend, merging the technical innovations of etching with a social eye that records the textures of rural life alongside the more formal imagery of the baroque era.