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Abraham Bosse

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Etching of a fashionable man seen from behind, leaning on a cane, with small figures strolling in a garden landscape.

Man with a Cane, seen from behind, from The Garden of French Nobility

1629

Four framed engravings of the seasons showing elegant figures in courtly interiors and gardens with French verses below.

The Four Seasons

1635

Engraving of a seated couple with a cherub and fruit basket on a terrace overlooking a formal garden with a fountain.

The Four Seasons: Springtime

1635

Engraving of elegant couples on a columned terrace with a dog, sunbeams and a garden landscape beyond.

The Four Seasons: Summer

1635

Etching of revelers in a vine arbor, one man waving a sword beside a table of grapes and fruit, with a dog and verse below.

The Four Seasons: Autumn

1635

Engraved interior of women and children cooking by a fireplace, with a set dining table and canopy bed beyond.

The Four Seasons: Winter

1635

Engraved plate of a walled harbor city with many ships and a dike, framed by ornate scrollwork, with a siege machine at right

The Siege of La Rochelle: Plate 16

1628-1630

Engraved domestic scene of a man in a wide hat dining with a woman and children at a table, with a small dog and a canopy bed

Manhood

1636

Engraved interior with two seated men by a fireplace, a woman standing beside them, and a skeleton in a niche above the heart

Death

1636

Engraving of a young couple with a cupid beside a fountain and classical arch, with a formal garden and French verse below.

Adolescence

1636

Engraving of children playing in a grand interior with arched windows, a canopy bed, and marbles on the floor.

Childhood

1636

Engraving of costumed theatre performers in an interior, with a masked figure, a woman in a dark gown, and printed verses.

The Royal Troupe

1635

Engraving of a barber trimming a seated man's mustache in an interior with a canopied bed and window.

Barber trimming a man's mustache

1632

Etching of revelers feasting under a grape arbor, one drawing a sword, with a dog and overturned bottles, labeled L'Autone.

The Four Seasons: Autumn

1637

Engraving of an allegorical scene with a pope, a king, Religion and figures labelled Jansenists in distress, in an interior h

Retreat of the Jansenists

1654

Engraved view of a long hospital infirmary with curtained beds, monks and visitors at a table, and a child with a broom.

Ziekenzaal in het Hôpital de la Charité de Paris

1642

Engraving of a noble painter at an easel painting a portrait, with a standing man, a boy and a crowded studio interior.

The Noble Painter

1642

Engraving of a lavish banquet with guests at a long table, a servant with a dish, columns and a garden view beyond.

Feast in Honor of the Prodigal Son

Engraving of a captain with a pike over his shoulder, wearing a plumed hat and sword, with a harbor town behind him.

Kapitein met piek, gekleed volgens de mode van ca. 1630

1639

Engraved baroque title page with cartouche, cardinal's hat, putti and dedication text for La Noblesse Francoise a l'Eglise.

Titelprent met cartouche, kardinaalshoed en het wapen van Claude Maugis

1638

Etching of a man with a bucket and hook pole walking past a well with a woman, under a cloudy sky.

Waterlansier

1629

Etching of a porter carrying a large wicker load on his back, with a bridge, river and tower behind him.

Kruier

1629

Engraving of a water carrier with a yoke and two buckets walking past townhouses and a boat on the water.

Waterdrager

1629

Engraving of a street vendor with a lantern and basket on his back, walking on cobblestones, with French verse below.

Wafelverkoper

1629

Engraving of a chimney sweep with a long pole on his shoulder walking a cobbled street past buildings and a church tower.

Schoorsteenveger

1629

Engraving of a bearded man in a wide hat selling brandy at a table with glasses and flasks, cobbled street and town behind.

Verkoper van eau de vie

1629

Etched print of a one-legged ratcatcher in a tall hat and ruff, carrying rats and a banner, in a hilly landscape.

Spaanse rattenvanger

1629

Etching of a young man pushing a barrel cart toward a woman holding a flask at a doorway, with town buildings behind.

Verkoper van azijn

1629

Etching of an oyster seller with a feathered hat and basket, walking past rocks toward a distant town with a church spire.

Oesterverkoper

1629

Engraving of a pastry seller offering a tray of pastries to a young boy, with a town street and houses behind them.

Banketbakker

1629

Engraving of an elderly beggar with a bowl, walking stick and dog, standing before a town street with buildings.

Blinde bedelaar

1629

Etching of an old street musician playing a fife and holding a tambourine, with two onlookers peering over a barrel at right.

Straatmuzikant

1629

Engraving of a seated man with curled hair playing a lute beside a column, in 17th-century dress.

Seated Man with a Lute

1630

Engraving of a seated woman in a lace collar beside a leaded window, with an open book on the table and a tasseled curtain.

Zingende vrouw op een stoel met muziekboek

1630

Engraving of a shepherd in a wide-brimmed hat playing a musette while leaning against a tree, with a distant castle in the la

Herder tegen boom leunend speelt de hobo (musette)

1626

Engraving of a shepherdess in long dress walking with a dog on its hind legs beside a tree, with a pastoral landscape behind.

Herderin met hond op achterpoten staand

1626

Engraving of a dandified shepherd with a crook staff beside grazing goats and sheep, with a tower on a hill behind.

Herder met herdersstaf in een landschap

1626

Engraving of a woman carrying a fruit basket and a hen, walking past a castle town on a hill.

Boerin met een mand fruit en een mand met kippen

1626

Engraving of a seated woman in a period gown with lace collar, beside a fruit basket, with a window view and French verse bel

Bordurende vrouw

1630

Melkmeid met een melkkruik op haar hoofd

1626

Engraving of a woman in a flowing gown and veil dancing beside a tree, with a village and church in the distance.

Dansende vrouw in een landschap

1626

Engraving of a seated woman in a dark gown beside a parrot in a cage, with a window and tapestry behind her and French verse

Vrouw bij een papegaai in een kooi

1634

Engraving by Abraham Bosse of figures in a window-lit room, a man writing at a table while a couple and children look on.

Tekenen van het huwelijkscontract

1633

Engraving of women in an elegant bedchamber gathered around a canopy bed, with a servant carrying a tray and a dog nearby.

Terugkeer van de doop

1632

Engraving of women visiting a woman in a canopied bed, with girls and a dog on the tiled floor beside a fireplace.

Vrouwen op kraambezoek

1634

Engraving of a bride led by attendant women toward a curtained bed, with a bridegroom gesturing in a candlelit room.

Bruid wordt naar het huwelijksbed geleid

1633

Engraved interior with women and a child by a fireplace, a canopied bed, a dog, and a French verse caption below.

Interieur met een min met baby, een moeder en dienstmeid rond een haard

1633

Engraving of women bringing gifts including a copper pot to a seated woman in a kitchen, with a child and curtained bed at le

Vrouwen brengen geschenken naar de bruid

1632

Engraving of foolish virgins dozing by a fireplace in a tapestried room, with tipped lamps and French verses below.

The Wise and Foolish Virgins, plate five

1635

Engraving of children playing in an arched interior with a canopied bed, framed paintings, and a garden view beyond.

Childhood: Depicting the Four Ages of Man

1636

Engraving of a young couple by a fountain with a cupid, a formal garden behind them, and French verse below.

Youth, from The Four Ages of Man

n.d.

Engraving of a group dining at a draped table in a room with a canopy bed, a dog at left, and French verse below.

Manhood, plate three from The Four Ages of Man

1636

Etching of an elderly man by a fireplace with companions, a skeleton inside a clock case, and French verse below.

Old Age, plate four from Depicting the Four Ages of Man

1636

Engraved frontispiece with French text in a scrolled cartouche, a winged cherub head at top, and crosses in the corners.

Frontispiece for Callot's "The New Testament"

1635

Engraved epitaph print with an oval bust portrait, winged putti, a skull, and a central French inscription tablet.

[Epitafium Jacques Callota] : [Inc.:] A la posterité. Passant jette les yeux sur cette escriture [...]

1635

Engraving of five seated women in a candlelit interior by a fireplace, one reading, with oil lamps on a table.

Les Vierges sages, Nul vain objet...

Engraving of two craftsmen working in a studio with framed prints on the walls and a standing figure in the background.

Graveurs en taille douce au burin et à l'eau forte (Copper Plate Engravers and Etchers)

1643

Engraving of five seated women around a table with an open book and cross in a tapestry-lined room, with French verse below.

Plate One, from The Wise and Foolish Virgins, plate One

1635

Engraved title page with a cartouche reading Les Penitents et Penitentes, flanked by torches and an urn on a pedestal.

Frontispiece for Callot's "The Penitents"

c. 1632

Engraving of three men in feathered hats near a vine-covered doorway, with a broom, a dog, a rabbit, and a village in the dis

Wekken van het nieuwe echtpaar

1632

Engraving of a village festival with a horn player under a tree, dancing couples in 17th-century dress, and a church tower be

Dorpsfeest op een plein met bruiloftsdans

1632

Engraving of a man with a stick over a kneeling woman in a room, with a child and kneeling young man beside her.

Man zijn vrouw slaand met een stok

1630

Engraving of a woman raising keys over a kneeling man in a room with a fireplace, a rooster and hen fighting nearby.

Vrouw haar man slaand met een sleutelbos

1630

Engraving of a painter seated at an easel with a portrait, flanked by a standing gentleman and a boy holding a panel, in a st

Schilder in zijn atelier

1642

Engraving of a sculptor's studio with a nude statue, shelves of busts, and three visitors in 17th-century dress in conversati

Beeldhouwer in zijn atelier

1642

Engraving of three men printing copperplates in a workshop with a press, hanging prints, and a French caption below.

Graveur in zijn werkplaats

1643

Engraving of a 17th-century print workshop with workers operating an intaglio press and prints hanging on the walls.

Prentdrukkerij

1642

Engraving of a 17th-century schoolroom with a seated schoolmaster holding a rod and pupils working at tables under a beamed c

Schoolmeester in een klaslokaal

1638

Engraving of a schoolmistress teaching young girls in a timber-ceilinged room, with a dog and a window at right.

Onderwijzeres in een klaslokaal

1638

Engraving of a bloodletting scene in an interior, with a man attending a seated woman, servants, dogs, and framed portraits o

Chirurg voert een aderlating uit bij een vrouw

1632

Etching of a man with a large syringe beside a woman in a canopied bed, with a gowned woman and a servant in the room.

Apotheker met klisteerspuit bij een vrouw op bed

1636

Engraving of a 17th-century shop interior with a shopkeeper at a counter, customers, a boy with a fruit basket, and hanging s

Procureur in zijn kantoor

1633

Engraved interior with a kneeling cobbler fitting a shoe on a seated woman, a couple at a table, and French verse below.

Schoenmaker past een vrouw een schoen

1632

Engraving of an elderly schoolmistress teaching young girls in a timber-ceilinged room with a window and a small dog.

La Maestresse d'escole / la maîtresse d'école

1633

Engraving of a childbirth scene with a midwife, attending women, a standing man, and a woman in bed before a fireplace.

L' Accouchement

1633

Engraving of three plumed men seizing two women on a path, with trees, fallen figures and a distant city behind.

Two women being abducted by three masked men

1639

Engraving of three men printing intaglio plates in a workshop with a press, framed prints on the wall, and French caption tex

The Intaglio Printers

1642

Engraved interior of a dining room with seated men, a woman in a long dress, a servant, a dog, and a table of food.

The Prodigal Son: Riotous Living

1635

Engraved view of a long hospital infirmary with patients in curtained beds, monks serving food, and visitors at a central tab

L'Infirmerie de l'hospital de la Charite de Paris

1641

Engraved interior of a formal 1645 marriage contract ceremony with nobles, clergy and chandeliers at Fontainebleau.

Ceremony of the Contract of Marriage between Vladislas IV, King of Poland, and LouiseMarie of Gonzaga, Princess of Ma…

1645

Engraved title page of a king bestowing knighthood on a kneeling man beneath columns and a draped canopy, with courtiers watc

The King Giving the Accolade and Creating Knights of S. Michel Who Receive the Order of the Holy Spirit

1633

Engraving of a formal procession of nobles and soldiers with drummers crossing an arcaded courtyard at Fontainebleau.

March of the King and Knights of the Holy Spirit in the Courtyard at Fontainebleau

1633

Engraving of a formal assembly in a decorated hall, with seated dignitaries before a dais and crowded galleries above.

Meeting in the Chapel at Fontainebleau

1633

Engraving of a long banquet hall with plumed guests at tables, attendants in the aisle, and a canopied royal table at the end

Banquet Given by the King to the New Knights

1633

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and dark robe, with inscribed name and 1647 date.

Michel Larcher

1647

Engraving of two plumed horsemen in the foreground with ranks of troops and a walled town behind them.

Lodewijk XIII en Gaston Jean Baptiste, hertog van Orléans te paard met op achtergrond de troepen in gelid

1635

Engraved bust portrait of a mustached man with lace collar, framed by palm fronds and an ornamental cartouche, dated 1635.

Portret van Lodewijk XIII in een krans van palmtakken

1635

Engraved epitaph with a portrait bust in an oval medallion, cherubs above, and a French inscription cartouche below.

Epitaaf voor Jacques Callot met portretbuste

1636

Engraving of Pope Urban VIII on a throne with kneeling clergy in dark robes presenting books, with cherubs and a Latin banner

Paus Urbanus VIII zegent knielende geestelijken voor hem

1636

Engraved print of a man in armor holding a club, with a lion, rooster, shields, and a battle scene behind him.

Portret van Lodewijk XIII als Hercules

1635

Engraving of fashionable shoppers browsing fans, books and lace in a 17th-century shop gallery, with two dogs in the foregrou

Galerie du Palais

1637

Engraving of costumed actors on a stage with arched backdrop, two onlookers in side pillars, and French verses below.

Drie acteurs in het theater van l'Hôtel de Bourgogne

1634

Engraving of a shoemaker and wife at a counter, shoes hanging overhead, with three men seated drinking in the foreground.

Schoenmaker en zijn vrouw in de winkel

1632

Engraving of a barber trimming a seated man's moustache in a room with a bed, window, and framed painting.

Barbier werkt de snor van een man bij

1632

Engraving of a pastry shop with bakers, a brick oven, pies on a table, and a woman with a child on the right.

Banketbakkerij

1635

Engraving of a family praying at a long dining table, with a garden and commandment tablet in the background.

Familie aan tafel tijdens het tafelgebed

1635