Artist: Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635).
Title: The Musketeer. Standing man, in profile to right, wears a plumed hat and a fur-trimmed jacket.
Signed in plate: lower left: Callot.
Dimensions: Sheet 5 7/8" x 3 3/4".
Date: c. 1620-1623 (plate).
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Remnants of glue verso; water stains. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Édouard Meaume, 1924. Series: La Noblesse. Nos. 673-684. pp. 325-326.
Part of: La Noblesse. From a set of twelve etchings representing costumes worn at the Court of Lorraine.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum X,4.200. The Clark Art Institute The Gentleman in the Fur-Trimmed Coat Holding His Hands Behind His Back (Le gentilhomme au manteau bordé de fourrures tenant ses mains derrière le dos) 1955.2014.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVII.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.