About this artwork
Callot packed 1138 people, 45 horses, 67 donkeys, and 137 dogs into this huge plate. For this etching he devised a slanted, cylindrical steel tool that he could wield to achieve a swelling line akin to that of engraving but without the effort. His development of repeated acid baths to etch some lines more deeply than others to achieve the persuasive recession and atmospheric effects for which this print is famous.
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Artist
- Jacques Callot
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Title
- The Fair at Impruneta
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Origin
- France
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Date
- Made 1622
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Medium
- Etching on two sheets of ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- 418 × 668 mm
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. Stanley Johnson in honor of Harold Joachim
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Reference Number
- 1983.1503
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