18th Century French School after Jacques Callot "le Brelan" (The Whale)

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18th Century French School after Jacques Callot "le Brelan" (The Whale)

Name: 18th Century French School after Jacques Callot 'le Brelan' (The Whale)
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 0MEJZZK5IA
Price: 5500 EUR
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By Gallery Antiquités Lacourt

5.500 €

Period 18th century

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From: 88130, Charmes, France

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18th century oil on canvas, after an engraving by Jacques Callot "le brelan".
in good condition, minor damage to frame
canvas size: 78 cm by 51 cm
size with frame: 92.5 cm by 67 cm
framed in the 19th century, sold in a Versailles auction room in 1927

Jacques Callot, born in Nancy in 15921 and died in Nancy on March 24, 16352 , was a draughtsman and engraver from Lorraine, whose best-known work today is a series of eighteen etchings entitled Les Grandes Misères de la guerre, evoking the ravages of the Thirty Years' War then raging in Europe3.

He is considered one of the masters of etching. His style is characterized by the sharpness of his strokes4 and the depth of his inking5, which ensure that his etchings remain perfectly legible, despite the frequent proliferation of scenes and characters, often on engravings of limited surface area.

Callot is credited with a number of innovations that enabled the full development of this art form, in particular the use of "hard varnish "6. It was Abraham Bosse who disseminated these innovations7 , publishing in 1645 the first treatise on etching8 , which was widely translated in Europe.

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Additional Information

Condition
Style	Louis XV style (Paintings Genre scenes, Nudes of Louis XV style Style)
Period	18th century (Paintings Genre scenes, Nudes 18th century)
Length (cm)	92.5
Height (cm)	67