Jacques Callot

Saints Romaricus, Leocadia, Mennas and Hermogenes and Saint Damasus

Jacques Callot's original etchings, "Saints Romaricus, Leocadia, Mennas and Hermogenes & Saint Damasus" hail from the set devoted to religious subjects entitled, "Images of all the Saints of the Year". The "Saints" was Callot's final work of art and was published by Henriet in 1636, one year following his death. The saints depicted here for example, represent the days of December 8, 9, 10 and 11. This scarce set of four original Jacques Callot etchings are 'first edition impressions' printed upon seventeenth century hand made, laid paper and with full margins as published by Israel Henriet in Paris in 1636. "Saints Romaricus, Leocadia, Mennas and Hermogenes & Saint Damasus" are a fine, original example of the etched art created by the 17th century French artist, Jacques Callot.

Original Etchings by the French artist, Jacques Callot.

Saints Romaricus Leocadia Mennas and Hermogenes and Saint Damasus Original Etchings by Jacques Callot

Les Images de Tous les Saincts et Saintes de l'Annee
('Images of all the Saints of the Year')

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Title and Artist	Date	Medium	Notes
Saint Romaricus by Jacques Callot	1636	Original Etching	First Edition Impressions (All Four etchings are printed on a single sheet of 17th century hand made, laid paper as published by Israel Henriet, Paris in 1636)
Saint Leocadia by Jacques Callot	1636	Original Etching
Saints Mennas & Hermogenes by Jacques Callot	1636	Original Etching
Saint Damasus by Jacques Callot	1636	Original Etching

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Title:	Saints Romaricus, Leocadia, Mennas and Hermogenes and Saint Damasus
Artist:	Callot, Jacques (Nancy, 1592 - 1635)
Date:	1636
Medium:	Original Etchings (Four)
Publisher:	Israel Henriet, Paris
Note:	Jacques Callot: The most influential etcher of seventeenth century France, Jacques Callot was born into a noble family. Early biographies indicate that he was intended for government service or the church but his inclination for the arts was so strong that, during his early youth, he ran away to Italy on several occasions. On one of these he made his way to Florence in the company of gypsies.
	In Rome, Callot was reunited with his lifelong friend, Israel Henriet (Nancy, 1590 - Paris, 1661). A painter and engraver, Henriet would later establish himself in Paris as a major publisher. There, he commissioned etchings and engravings from such artists as Stefano Della Bella, Israel Silvestre and, of course, Jacques Callot. The etchings of Saints Romaricus, Leocadia, Mennas and Hermogenes and Saint Damasus were published by Henriet.
	Jacques Callot initially apprenticed in the engraver's studio of Canta-Gallina, in Florence. Upon reaching Rome (1608) he further studied art techniques under Tempesta and Giulio Parigi and engraving methods under Philippe Thomassin. He returned to Florence in 1611 and began engraving and etching subjects both after the old masters and after his own designs. Callot returned to France around 1621 and quickly established himself as that country's most esteemed etcher. During the following years he created such individual masterworks as The Siege of Breda (commissioned by the Infanta Clara Eugenia), The Siege of La Rochelle (commissioned by King Louis XIII), The Fair at Impruneta, and The Temptation of Saint Anthony, and such famous series as The Miseries of War, The Caprices, Balli di Sfessania, Life of the Prodigal Son and The Fantasies.
	The etched art of Jacques Callot's final years was devoted primarily to religious subjects. From 1631 to 1635 he created such sets as "The Life of the Virgin", "The Great Apostles" and "Images of all the Saints of the Year". The "Saints" was Callot's final work of art and was published by Henriet in 1636, one year following his death. These etchings were initially printed four to each page (excluding the frontispiece) and covered the entire calendar year. "Saint Romaricus, Saint Leocadia, Saints Mennas & Hermogenes and Saint Damasus", for example, represent the days of December 8, 9, 10 and 11.
	"Images of all the Saints of the Year" was a very popular set of etchings and before long both later editions and counterfeit versions appeared. In later editions the rectangular space below the image of each Saint is filled in with text. This set of four original Jacques Callot etchings represents scarce first edition impressions published by Henriet in Paris in 1636.
Raisonne:	Jules Lieure, Jacques Callot: Vie artistique et catalogue de l'oeuvre grave, Paris, 1924 - 1927. Lieure #1252, 1253, 1254 and 1255.
Edition:	First Edition Impressions
Provenance:	From the collection of Janet L. Mack thence to the collection of John Wallace Skinner. Included with this purchase is the bookplate of Skinner and his documentation which was originally affixed to the verso of the frame.
Source:	Les Images de Tous les Saincts et Saintes de l'Annee ('Images of all the Saints of the Year')
Size:	4 X 2 (X 4) (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon seventeenth century hand made, laid paper and with full margins as published for the first edition in Paris by Israel Henriet in 1636. All four etchings are in excellent condition throughout and bear the crisp lines and tonal values of very early impressions. Altogether Saints Romaricus, Leocadia, Mennas and Hermogenes and Saint Damasus stand as prime, original examples of the famous etched art of Jacques Callot.
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