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Abraham Bosse

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Engraving of an elegant couple smelling flowers on a terrace above a formal garden, with dogs and a draped curtain.

Odoratus, L'Ordorat

Engraving of a standing man in period dress beside a chest and draped garments, with French verses below and leaded windows b

The Valet

Engraved interior of a formal 1645 ceremony with courtiers, chandeliers and a clergyman reading a contract at a balustrade.

Ceremony of the Contract of Marriage between Władysław IV, King of Poland, and Marie Louise Gonzaga, Princess of Mant…

1645

Engraved panorama of a fortified hilltop town under siege, with mounted officers and a pikeman in the foreground.

The Siege of the La Motte, in Lorraine

1636-38

Engraving of the Virgin and Christ Child in a classical frame, with small scenes of the Annunciation, Crucifixion and Resurre

The Nativity with Scenes of The Annunciation, The Adoration of the Shepherds, The Crucifixion and The Resurrection

1620-76

Engraving of elegantly dressed women conversing in a decorated room with a guitar, globe, fireplace and dog.

The Foolish Virgins Conversing

ca. 1635

Engraving of two groups of women in a columned hall, one holding lamps, beside a cross and open book, with French verses belo

The Wise Virgins Refuse Oil to the Foolish Virgins

ca. 1635

Engraving of five women seated in a room with books, a fireplace, framed paintings and a central table with a crucifix.

The Wise Virgins Conversing

ca. 1635

Engraving of elegantly dressed women on a checkered terrace beside classical columns, with a garden and cypress trees behind.

The Foolish Virgins Rejected

ca. 1635

Engraving of five women with lamps greeting a haloed figure between classical columns, with rays of light and verse below.

The Wise Virgins before Christ

ca. 1635

Engraving of haloed Christ approaching five veiled women holding lamps beside classical columns, with rays of light.

The Wise Virgins before Christ, plate 3 from "The Wise Virgins and The Foolish Virgins" (Les Vierges sages et les Vie…

ca. 1635

Engraving of five women seated in a candlelit room by a fireplace, with a crucifix and open book on a table.

The Wise Virgins Resting Whilst Awaiting the Arrival of The Husband

ca. 1635

Engraving of women seated in a candlelit room by a fireplace, with an open book and cross on a table.

Foolish Virgins Sleeping (Les Vierges folles somnolent en attendant l'arrivé de l"époux)

ca. 1635

Engraving of a father handing money to his son in an interior, while the son leaves with a bundle down steps outdoors.

The Prodigal Son Leaves Home, plate 1 from "The Prodigal Son" (Histoire de l'Enfant Prodigue)

ca. 1636

Engraving of a young man with a walking stick seated on a rock under a tree, with pigs grazing in a landscape behind him.

The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs

ca. 1636

Engraving of an old man embracing a kneeling younger man on a colonnaded terrace, with onlookers and a garden landscape behin

Return of the Prodigal Son

ca. 1636

Engraving of a seated old man with young couple and servant in a columned interior, with garden terrace view and verse captio

The Prodigal Son Changes Clothes

ca. 1636

Engraving of a lavish banquet with seated guests, columns, a chandelier and a garden view through the windows.

The Banquet for the Return of the Prodigal Son

ca. 1636

Engraving of a dying man in a canopied bed with a skeleton and demons, while mourners and a priest stand nearby in a room.

The Death of the Rich Man

mid-17th century

Engraving of a dying man on a bed attended by angels and a praying woman, with an angel descending in light above.

The Death of Lazarus, plate 1 from "The Parable of Dives and Lazarus" (La Parabole du mauvais Riche et de Lazare)

1620-76

Engraving of a seated man turning to a ragged family beside a colonnade, with well-dressed onlookers at left and a garden bey

Clothing Beggars, from "Acts of Mercy" (Les Oeuvres de Miséricorde)

possibly 1635

Etching of a woman in a doorway welcoming travelers with staffs and a turbaned man, with garden trees behind.

Lodging Pilgrims, from "Acts of Mercy" (Les Oeuvres de Miséricorde)

possibly 1635

Engraving of a well-dressed woman offering bread to beggars on a terrace while an elegant couple watches from a doorway.

Feeding the Hungry

1635

Etching of a lavish banquet with seated diners in feathered hats, a standing servant, and a garden view through a window.

The Banquet of the Rich Man, plate 1 from "The Parable of Dives and Lazarus" (La Parabole du mauvais Riche et de Lazare)

mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a prodigal son changing clothes in an elegant interior while a seated father and onlookers watch.

The Prodigal Son Changes His Clothes

ca. 1636

Engraving by Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636: a young man takes leave of his father in a columned room while he walks away outdoors w

The Prodigal Son Leaves Home

ca. 1636

Engraving of visitors in period dress gathered by a bed where a sick person lies, with a child and a caption below.

Visiting the Sick

Engraving of well-dressed people in a colonnade giving clothes to a ragged family with children, with a verse caption below.

Clothing Beggars

1635

Etching of a funeral procession of robed clergy and cloaked mourners crossing a cobbled courtyard before a church, with child

Burying the Dead

1635

Engraving of a woman welcoming pilgrims in cloaks and a turban at a stone doorway, with a garden and trees behind.

Lodge the Pilgrims

1635

Engraving of a couple in period dress with a cupid beside a fountain and formal garden, with French verse below.

Youth

1636

Etched frontispiece with two cherubs holding a garland above classical columns and a tablet reading Theologicarum ac Cardinal

Frontispiece to "The Theological and Cardinal Virtues"

1636