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Jacques Callot

The Grand Thesis (La Grande Thése),

Maker

  • Jacques Callot

Title

The Grand Thesis (La Grande Thése)

Medium

engraving, etching

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Etching and engraving on paper

Techniques

  • Etching and engraving on paper

Supports

  • Heavy weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 80 x 49.7 cm (31 1/2 x 19 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Inscribed in black ink in LR:Co~In Plate--Inscribed in LR:Iac. Collat In et Fecit in aqua forti; inscribed in LC:Harum veritatem Deo auspice propugnabit Illustrissimus & Reverendissimus Princeps NICOLAVS FRANCISCVS A LOTHARINGIA Episopus & Comes Tullensis S.R.I. Princeps/in aula maiore Colleg

Marks: Friedrich August II King of Saxony collector mark stamped in black ink on recto:(FA below a crown and above II)

Identification

State

i/iii

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Thomas Pysczynski

Object Number

67.018

The Grand Thesis (La Grande Thése)

Original--Inscribed in black ink in LR:Co~In Plate--Inscribed in LR:Iac. Collat In et Fecit in aqua forti; inscribed in LC:Harum veritatem Deo auspice propugnabit Illustrissimus & Reverendissimus Princeps NICOLAVS FRANCISCVS A LOTHARINGIA Episopus & Comes Tullensis S.R.I. Princeps/in aula maiore Colleg

Marks: Friedrich August II King of Saxony collector mark stamped in black ink on recto:(FA below a crown and above II)

i/iii

Exhibition History

Jacques Callot and the Baroque Print

June 17 - November 6, 2011
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