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Figure 112 Le Gentilhomme au Manteau Posé sur la Hanche (Gentleman with this Mantle on his Hip), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set, 1617;
arist: Jacques Callot (French etcher, engraver, and draftsman, 1592-1635);
Etching, Sheet: 2 3/8 x 3 7/16 in. (6.1 x 8.7 cm), Plate: 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (5.7 x 8.3 cm);
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York), Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953, 53.600.3744 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved.

Object/Work🔺

  • Catalog Level:🔺 item (value type: controlled list)
  • Type:🔺 etching (value type: authority)

Classification🔺

  • Terms:🔺
    prints and drawings
    European Art (value type: controlled list)

Titles or Names🔺

  • Text:🔺 Gentleman with his Mantle on his Hip (value type: free text)
    Preference: preferred (value type: controlled list)
    Type: repository

  • Text:🔺 Le Gentilhomme au Manteau Posé sur la Hanche
    Preference: alternate
    Language: French

Creation🔺

  • Creator Description:🔺 Jacques Callot (French etcher, engraver, and draftsman, 1592-1635); dedicatee Lorenzo di Ferdinando de’ Medici (Italian noble, 1599-1648) (value type: free text)

  • Identity:🔺 Callot, Jacques (_value type: authority)
    Role:🔺 printmaker

  • Identity:🔺 Medici, Lorenzo di Ferdinando de’
    Role:🔺 patron

  • Creation Date:🔺 1617 (value type: free text)
    Earliest:🔺 1617 Latest:🔺 1617 (value type: controlled format)

Measurements🔺

  • Dimensions Description:🔺 sheet: 6.1 x 8.7 cm (2 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.); plate: 5.7 x 8.3 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.) (value type: free text)

  • Extent: sheet
    Value: 6.1 Unit: cm Type: height
    Value: 8.7 Unit: cm Type: width (value type: controlled format and controlled lists)

  • Extent: plate
    Value: 5.7 Unit: cm Type: height
    Value: 8.3 Unit: cm Type: width

Materials and Techniques🔺

  • Description: etching (value type: free text)

  • Material Name:
    ink Role: medium
    paper Role: support
    Technique Name: etching (value type: authority)

Subject Matter🔺

  • Indexing Terms:🔺
    human figure
    male
    costume (value type: authority)

Related Works

  • Broader Context: Jacques Callot (French etcher, engraver, and draftsman, 1592-1635); Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set (Florence, Italy)

Current Location🔺

  • Repository Name/Geographic Location:🔺 The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York, United States) (value type: authority)
    Repository Numbers:🔺 53.600.3744 (value type: free text)

NOTE: 🔺 indicates a core

Revised 29 July 2024
by Emily Benoff

Figure 112 Le Gentilhomme au Manteau Posé sur la Hanche (Gentleman with this Mantle on his Hip), from Les Caprices Series A, The Florence Set, 1617;
arist: Jacques Callot (French etcher, engraver, and draftsman, 1592-1635);
Etching, Sheet: 2 3/8 x 3 7/16 in. (6.1 x 8.7 cm), Plate: 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (5.7 x 8.3 cm);
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York), Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953, 53.600.3744 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved.