Jacques Callot was a 16th and 17th century French printmaker best known for his highly detailed etchings. His works chronicled his life and included soldiers, biblical stories, hunting, drunken tavern scenes, beggars, and the aristocratic courts of the time. Born in 1592 in Nancy, France to a noble family, the artist went on to apprentice with a goldsmith, study engraving in Rome, and finally learn etching in Florence under the artist Antonio Tempesta. After the death of his patron Cosimo Il de’Medici in Florence, Callot returned to Nancy. His works would later influence both Rembrandt van Rijn and Francisco de Goya in their own practices, who were particularly influenced by his lively linework and use of dramatic lighting. Today, his oeuvre...