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Engraving of a seated couple in a columned room, with a cherub and flower basket, looking out onto a garden fountain.

The Four Seasons: Spring

1635

Engraved allegorical portrait of a man with a club beside a lion and rooster, with a battle scene and chariots in the backgro

Louis XIII as Hercules

Etching of fashionable figures shopping among bookstalls, fan and lace shops in a 17th-century Parisian gallery, with dogs in

The Gallery of the Palace of Justice

ca. 1638

Engraving of the prodigal son departing from his father in an elegant room, with a traveler and horseman in the landscape bey

Vertrek van de verloren zoon

1636

Engraving of richly dressed figures feasting in an interior with a dog and verse text below, by Abraham Bosse, 1636.

Verloren zoon verkwist zijn erfenis

1636

Engraving of a seated ragged man with a staff beneath trees, with pigs grazing by a river in the background.

Verloren zoon als varkenshoeder knielt in gebed

1636

Engraving of a father embracing a kneeling son on a terrace, with a woman on a balcony and a distant landscape.

Terugkeer van de verloren zoon

1636

Engraving of a family interior with a father embracing a richly dressed son, elegant women, a servant, and a garden view.

Verloren zoon door zijn vader gekleed

1636

Engraving of a grand banquet interior with seated diners, columns, a chandelier, and a garden view, with French verses below.

Feestmaal voor de teruggekeerde verloren zoon

1636

Engraving of a lavish banquet indoors with richly dressed diners, a servant with a jug, and a beggar seen through a doorway a

Feestmaal van de rijke man (Dives) met Lazarus bedelend aan de deur

1637

Etching of a dying man in a canopy bed attacked by demons, with mourners at right and French verses below.

Rijke man (Dives) op zijn sterfbed, belaagd door duivels

1637

Engraving of Lazarus on his deathbed as angels point to light breaking through clouds, with a woman, a dog and verses below.

Lazarus op zijn sterfbed wordt door engelen de weg ten hemel gewezen

1637

Engraving of five women seated around an altar with an open book and crucifix, inside a room with tapestries and tall windows

Vijf wijze maagden amuseren zich met vrome activiteiten

1638

Engraving of five women seated by a fireplace in a candlelit room with oil lamps and open books on a table.

Vijf wijze maagden rustend bij het haardvuur

1638

Etching of five women in a lavish interior with a table, guitar, open book, globe and fireplace, with verse captions below.

Vijf dwaze maagden amuseren zich met wereldse geneugten

1638

Engraving of five women with lamps approaching a haloed figure in radiant light beside a classical column.

Vijf wijze maagden verschijnen met lamp voor hun bruidegom

1638

Engraving of five women resting by a fireplace in a richly decorated room, with empty lamps on the floor and French verse bel

Vijf dwaze maagden rustend bij het haardvuur

1638

Engraving of five women on a columned terrace with lamps and a garden behind, with French verse below the scene.

Vijf dwaze maagden worden niet ontvangen door de bruidegom

1638

Engraving of elegant couples on a columned terrace under slanting sunbeams, with a garden, carriage, and dog in the backgroun

Summer

ca. 1637

Engraving of a seated couple in a columned interior with a cupid, flower basket, and garden fountain beyond, titled Spring.

Spring

ca. 1637

Engraving of revelers brawling under a grapevine arbor beside a fruit-laden table, with a dog and wine barrels, labeled Autum

Autumn, from "The Four Seasons" (Les Quatres Saisons)

ca. 1637

Engraved workshop scene of two printmakers at work, a visitor in a hat, framed prints and portraits on the walls.

The Engraver and the Etcher

1643

Engraving of a young man in a plumed hat taking leave of his seated father in a columned room, with a departing traveler outs

The Prodigal Son Bids Farewell to his Father

Engraving of a seated young man embraced by a woman in a richly furnished room, with a wine glass, a child, and a dog nearby.

The Prodigal Son in a House of Ill-Repute

Engraving of a young man with a staff seated under a tree, with pigs grazing in a landscape beyond.

The Prodigal Son as a Swineherd

Engraving of a kneeling son embraced by his father on a colonnaded terrace, with a woman, musician and dog nearby.

The Prodigal Son Received by his Father

Engraving of a seated father embracing his returning son in an elegant columned interior, with attendants and a garden view.

The Prodigal Son's Father Orders the Best Robe and the Slaughter of the Fatted Calf

Engraving of a grand feast in a columned hall, with seated guests at a table, a standing man in a plumed hat, and a musician

The Feast Celebrating the Return of the Prodigal Son

Engraving of a printmaker's workshop with workers inking plates and operating a large wooden etching press beneath hanging pr

The Etcher's Press - The Printmaker's Shop

1642

Engraving by Abraham Bosse showing couples on a colonnaded balcony with a garden and estate view under sunbeams.

Zomer

1638

Engraving of richly dressed men and women feasting and fighting under a grapevine arbor, with a table of fruit and a dog.

Herfst

1636

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

Odoratus, L'Ordorat

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

Engraving of a well-dressed man giving water to a crowd of poor people beside a fountain, with a building and landscape behin

Giving Drink to the Thirsty

1635

Engraving of elegant visitors entering a stone prison hall where ragged prisoners sit near barred windows and a jailer.

Visiting Prisoners, from "Acts of Mercy" (Les Oeuvres de Miséricorde)

1635

Engraved horizontal frieze with clasped hands over an anchor, a dove, flanking cherubs, and scrollwork ornament.

Frieze of Ornament with Clasped Hands and Anchor

1625-76

Engraving of an interior with two women, a man aiming a gun at a window, and a small dog, captioned VISUS, LA VEUE.

Sight, from "The Five Senses" (Les Cinq Sens)

1635-38

Engraving of a couple on a terrace holding flowers, with a formal garden, dogs and a cherub beside a balustrade.

Smell, from "The Five Senses" (Les Cinq Sens)

1635-38

Etching of an elderly man by a fireplace with a woman, a standing servant, a dog, and a skeleton in a clock at left.

Old Age

1636

Engraving of a woman giving food to beggars on a checkered terrace while a couple watches from a doorway.

Feeding the Hungry, from "Acts of Mercy" (Les Oeuvres de Miséricorde)

1635

Engraved view of a ceremonial hall with richly dressed men seated in tiered rows beneath a draped canopy.

Seating Arrangement of the Chevaliers of the Order of the Holy Spirit

1634

Engraving of a grand banquet hall with two long tables of seated diners in plumed hats and attendants walking the central ais

Banquet of the Chevaliers of the Holy Spirit

1634

Engraved print of chevaliers and soldiers marching in order across a palace courtyard, with lettered groups and arcaded build

Order of the Chevaliers Marching at Fontainebleau in May 1633

1634

Engraving of a family dining at a table with a man raising a glass, a dog, a canopied bed and a window, with French verses be

Virility

1636

Engraving of the Virgin on a cloud with angels, while a king and queen kneel in prayer before her beneath a crown.

Almanach for 1639: Louis XIII and Anne of Austria Entrusting the Kingdom and the Prince under the Protection of the V…

1639

Engraving of a 17th-century interior with women cooking at a fireplace, a laid dining table, and children carrying a plate.

Winter, from "The Four Seasons" (Les Quatre Saisons)

ca. 1637

Engraving of a seated couple in a columned interior with a cupid and fruit basket, a formal garden fountain visible beyond.

Spring, from "The Four Seasons" (Les Quatre Saisons)

1635-37

Engraving of a armored man with a club beside a lion and rooster, with a battle scene and chariots in the sky behind him.

Declaration of War on Spain by Louis XIII: The King as Hercules

ca. 1635

Engraving of a long hospital infirmary with patient beds, robed attendants serving food at a central table, and visitors in p

The Infirmary of the Hospital of Charity

ca. 1639

Engraving of a crowned royal couple under a canopy with cherubs, flanked by courtiers in a columned hall with verse below.

The Joy of France

1638

Engraving of Minerva with a shield and coat of arms, a putto painting it, and putti holding garlands beside monogram cartouch

Minerva and the Arms of François Sublet de Noyers Painted by the Genius of Painting

mid to late 17th century

Engraving of winged Fortune above clouds, with nobles on the left and a crippled soldier and beggars on the right, battle and

Fortune Favoring France

ca. 1635-37

Engraving of a 17th-century interior with women gathered by a fireplace, a woman holding an infant, and a canopied bed.

Visit of the Nursemaid

1633

Engraving of women bringing household gifts into a kitchen, with a seated woman receiving them and French verses below.

Presents Offered to the Bride

ca. 1633

Engraving of three men in feathered hats in a street, with a bagpipe player, a broom, a dog, and a church steeple behind them

The Hotpot Carried to the Newlyweds; or The Racket

ca. 1633

Engraving of three fashionable men on a country road with a servant, a piper, a dog and a village behind them.

Charivari, plate 3 from "Le Mariage à la Campagne"

ca. 1633

Engraving of couples dancing in a village square beside a bagpipe player under a tree, with a church tower behind.

Dance on the Village Square, plate 2 from "Le Mariage à la Campagne"

ca. 1633

Engraving of a fireplace room with women conversing, a kneeling servant, a small dog, and a canopy bed beyond.

Visit of the Nursemaid, plate 6 from "Marriage in the City" (Le Mariage à la Ville)

1633

Engraving of a notary scene with seated figures at a table, a writing clerk, children, and a garden view through a latticed w

The Marriage Contract, plate 1 from "Marriage in the City" (Le Mariage à la Ville)

1633

Etching of a woman in a canopied bed receiving visiting women in a tiled room with a fireplace and a small dog.

Visit to the New Mother, plate 5 from "Marriage in the City" (Le Mariage à la Ville)

1633

Engraving of a man raising his arm over a kneeling woman in a room, with two children and a dog nearby.

The Wife-Beater

ca. 1633

Engraving of a woman beating a kneeling blindfolded man in a domestic room with a fireplace, rooster, and window.

Husband-Beater

ca. 1633

Engraved interior of a bride in a bedchamber with women, a feathered-hat man, and a groom beside a curtained bed by candlelig

The Bride Taken Home

1633

Engraving of a childbirth scene with a midwife, a woman in bed, a standing husband, and onlookers in a richly furnished room.

Childbirth

1633

Etching of a bedroom where a man holds a large syringe beside a woman, with a patient in a canopied bed and an attendant seat

The Enema

ca. 1632-33

Engraving of a sculptor's studio with busts, statues and three elegantly dressed visitors in conversation.

The Sculptor

1642

Engraving of a cobbler's shop with hanging shoes, a customer at the counter, and three seated men at work.

The Cobbler

ca. 1632-33

Engraved title page with a central oval inscription in French, framed by scrolling ornament and scaled creature heads.

Titelprent voor de prentserie 'De gruwelen van de oorlog (klein)' / 'Misere de la guerre

1636