Epitaffio di Jacques Callot

Acquaforte e bulino, 1636, firmato in lastra in basso. Magnifica prova, ricca di toni, impressa su carta vergata coeva priva di filigrana, rifilata all’interno del rame ma completa della parte incisa, restauri nella parte bianca superiore, per il resto in buono stato di conservazione. Eseguito l’anno successivo alla morte del Callot, questo ritratto post-mortem fu probabilmente commissionato al Bosse dall’editore Israel Henriet. Il volto del Callot deriva dal ritratto di Michel Lasne, del 1629. Opera molto rara. Monument for Jacques Callot, with a bust of the artist in an oval niche flanked by, on the left a putto holding a skull and, on the right, a putto and a coat of arms; surmounted by pedimental structure at the top of which are three winged Spirit, with one blowing a trumpet; in the lower part, engraved text in an cartouche. Etching and engraving, 1636. signed and dated on lower part. Magnificent work, rich in shades, printed on contemporary laid paper without watermark, trimmed inside the platemark but with the entire engraved part, minor repairs on the upper part, otherwise in good condition. This plate has been realized one year after the death of Callot; the post-mortem portrait has been very likely commissioned by Israel Henriet, the publisher. The face of Callot recalls the portrait of Michel Lasne, realized in 1629. A very rare work. Cfr. Abraham Bosse savant graveur, p. 172, 142; Blum 1924 1013.III; Duplessis 1859 1234.III; Lothe 2008 146-III.