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Abraham Bosse

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Engraving of a man in classical armour holding a club, with a lion, rooster, shield, and battle scene behind him.

Louis XIII as Hercules

ca. 1635

Etching of a standing woman in an elaborate gown holding a feathered fan, with city buildings and clouds behind her.

Woman Holding a Fan, from "The Garden of the French Nobles In Which One Can Pick Up Their Way of Dressing"

1629

Etching of a gentleman seen from behind entering a vaulted church interior, with a figure far off among pillars.

A gentleman seen from behind walking into a church, plate 8 from "French Nobility at Church"

ca. 1629

Engraving of a seated woman in a lace-collared gown holding an open book beside a leaded window and curtain.

Seated Woman Holding a Book and Singing

mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a curly-haired man in elaborate dress playing a lute beside a stone column, with French verse below.

Man Singing and Playing a Lute

mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a man in a lace collar and tasselled garters beside embroidered clothes, a trunk, and leaded windows, with Frenc

A Valet Putting Away the Luxious Clothes of His Master

mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a man in ornate 17th-century dress gesturing beside a chair of clothing and an open trunk, with French verse bel

A Valet Putting Away the Luxurious Clothing of His Master

mid to late 17th century

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

Engraving of a young village woman in a full skirt and shawl beside a tree, with a distant village and French verses below.

Village Girl Dancing

1626-28

Engraving of a seated woman sewing in a room with a window, a basket of fruit at her feet, and French verses below.

Seated Woman Working on a Tapestry

1620-76

Engraving of a seated woman in a dark gown beside a domed birdcage holding a parrot, with a window at left.

The Parrot

1620-76

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

Engraving of a plumed, fashionably dressed man holding a sword, with a castle and hills in the background.

A Frenchman, Sword in Hand

ca. 1635

Engraving of a confectioner's shop with bakers, a brick oven, pastries on a counter, and women with a child at right.

The Confectioner

1632-35

Etching of a 17th-century interior with a clerk at a desk, visitors in period dress, and a servant with a basket of apples.

Employment Bureau

1633

Engraving of a painter at an easel in a studio, with a standing gentleman, a boy holding drawings, and framed artworks on the

The Painter

ca. 1642

Engraving of women dining at a long table in a furnished room with a fireplace, a servant, children and dogs.

Wives at Table During the Absence of their Husbands

ca. 1636

Engraving of a schoolmaster with a switch seated beside boys at work and children playing in a timber-ceilinged classroom.

The School Master

ca. 1638

Engraving of a family with hands folded in prayer at a long dinner table, with a servant at left and a garden view beyond.

The Benediction at Table

ca. 1635

Engraving of couples dancing on a village square beside a tree-sheltered horn player, with a church steeple behind.

Dance on the Village Square

ca. 1633

Engraving of two mounted figures in plumed hats before an army with banners and a walled town beyond.

The French Forces: Louis XIII and Gaston d'Orléans

ca. 1630

Engraving of elegant diners in plumed hats at a banquet table, a servant with a lantern at left, and beggars seen through a d

The Banquet of the Rich Man

mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a gentleman handing a letter to a young woman in an interior, with a dog and a companion, above French text.

Young Lady's Reply to the Captain's Letter

ca. 1636

Engraving of elegant figures on an arcaded terrace with a fruit basket, a cherub, and a garden view, labeled LA TERRE.

Earth

ca. 1648

Engraved interior with a seated man, a woman beside a birdcage, a Cupid with bow, and a statue in a niche.

Air

ca. 1648

Engraving of a plumed captain holding a letter beside a young servant in a room, with a French text panel below.

Captain's Love Letter

ca. 1636

Etching of a fashionably dressed man seen from behind, leaning on a long mallet in a park with trees and figures.

A Man Seen from the Back Leaning on a Croquet Mallet (Le Jouer de mail)

1629

Engraving of women in a richly furnished interior, some sleeping beside a fireplace, with framed paintings on the walls.

Foolish Virgins Sleeping (Les Vierges folles sommolent en attendant l'arrivée de l'époux)

ca. 1635

Engraving of a seated man in an interior giving clothing to a ragged family approaching from the right, with verses below.

Clothing Beggars (Vêtir les nus)

Engraving of a 17th-century pastry shop with bakers at a table, an oven, hanging game, and a mother with child at right.

Pastry Shop, from "Trades" (Les Métiers)

ca. 1632-33

Engraving of a bloodletting in a wood-panelled room, a seated woman's arm held by a man while a servant and dogs look on.

The Surgeon (La Saignée), from "Trades" (Les Métiers)

1632

Engraving of elegant couples on a columned terrace, with sunbeams over a garden, country house and carriage beyond.

Summer (L'Été), from "The Four Seasons" (Les Quatre Saisons)

ca. 1637

Engraving of a cobbler's shop with hanging shoes, a woman and man at a counter, and two seated men conversing.

The Cobbler (Le Savetier), from "Trades" (Les Métiers)

ca. 1632-33

Engraving of well-dressed figures giving water to ragged beggars in a courtyard, with a fountain and classical building behin

Giving Drink to the Thirsty (Donner à boire à ceux qui ont soif), from "Les Oeuvres de miséricorde"

Engraving of a funeral procession of clergy and mourners crossing a cobbled courtyard toward an arched gateway.

Burying the Dead (Enseveliir les morts), from "Acts of Mercy" (Les Oeuvres de Miséricorde)

Engraving of a dying man in a canopied bed with a skeleton and demons, watched by a clergyman and mourning women in a room.

Death of the Rich Man (La Mort du mauvais riche)

Engraving of finely dressed visitors entering a stone prison past a jailer with keys, while ragged prisoners sit inside the c

Visiting the Prisoners (Visiter les prisonniers)

Engraving of visitors in a plain room comforting a sick man lying in a curtained bed, with a child and attendant nearby.

Visiting the Sick (Visiter les malades), from "Acts of Mercy" (Les Oeuvres de Miséricorde)

Engraving of a kneeling shoemaker fitting a shoe on a seated woman in a room with a window, framed portraits, and French vers

Shoemaker (Le Cordonnier), from "Trades" (Les Métiers)

ca. 1632-33

Engraving of a ragged young man with a staff sitting under a tree beside grazing pigs and a cow near a river.

The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs (L'Enfant prodigue garde les cochons)

ca. 1636

Engraving of a young man seated at a table with women in an elegant interior, a dog and kitchen beyond, French verse below.

The Prodigal Son in a House of Ill Repute (L'Enfant prodigue dans une maison de débauche, version couvert)

ca. 1636

Engraving of a barber shaving a seated man in a richly furnished room with a four-poster bed and open window.

The Barber (Le Barbier), from "Trades" (Les Métiers)

ca. 1632-33

Engraving of women in 17th-century dress bringing gifts, including a copper pot, into a kitchen with a seated woman at a tabl

Presents Offered to the Bride (Les Présents offerts à la Mariée), plate 1 from "Le Mariage à la Campagne"

ca. 1633

Engraving of Fortune above clouds scattering laurels over courtiers, soldiers, and a battle scene with ships at sea.

Fortune Favoring France (La Fortune de la France)

ca. 1635-37

Engraving of a couple embracing by a fireplace while a maid draws a bed curtain, with verses below.

Touch (Le Toucher), from "The Five Senses" (Les Cinq Sens)

ca. 1638

Engraving of a bride with attendants and gentlemen in a candlelit interior with a window and wall sconce.

The Bride Taken Home (La Mariée reconduite chez elle), plate 2 from "Marriage in the City" (Le Mariage à la Ville)

1633

Engraving of men brawling beneath a grape arbor beside a table of grapes and fruit, with a dog and French verses below.

Autumn (L'Automne)

ca. 1637

Engraving of a man in a plumed hat beside a tower and cannon, with a burning castle and fireworks in the background.

Fire (Le Feu)

ca. 1648

Engraving of a turbaned woman holding a torch before burning ships and a fortified harbor town with smoke.

Une Dame de Chypre

1647

Engraving of a sleeping infant on a cross among flowers and thorns, with two angels on a cloud above.

Christuskind slapend op een kruis wordt door twee engelen aanbeden

1637

Engraving of a kneeling saint in a dark habit receiving a vision of haloed figures on clouds, with a cherub and the Trinity a

Visioen van de Heilige Augustinus

1612

Engraving of Saint Paul converting Dionysius the Areopagite, with a kneeling man, classical columns and onlookers.

Paulus bekeert Dionysius de Areopagiet

1636

Engraving of a street scene with figures receiving water from a child and man beside a classical building, with French text b

Laven van de dorstigen

1640

Engraving of a woman offering bread to beggars on a checkered terrace, with a well-dressed couple at a doorway and French ver

Voeden van de hongerigen

1640

Engraving of visitors entering a stone prison past a jailer with keys, while chained and seated prisoners sit inside the cell

Bezoeken van de gevangenen

1640

Engraving of a couple welcoming travelers at a stone doorway, with a turbaned figure and a staff-bearing man, garden trees be

Herbergen van vreemdelingen

1640

Engraving of ten women in two groups in a hall, some holding lamps, with an open book and cross beside them, dated 1638.

Wijze en dwaze maagden wachten op de bruidegom die wordt aangekondigd

1638

Etching of two vertical ornamental borders with oval medallion scenes of courtly figures, children dancing, and a fountain.

Medaillons met visornament randen met voorstellingen betreffende de Dauphin

1638

Drawing of a dice game at a candlelit table with a woman playing lute and onlookers in plumed hats and ruffs.

De Verloren Zoon dobbelt in slecht gezelschap

1612

Etched title page of an architectural book showing an ornate altar frame with columns, statues and winged figures, by Abraham

Titelblad: Livre d' Architecture et d' Autels

1638

Engraved altar design with a crucifixion scene in the central niche, flanked by columns and sculpted figures.

Altaar met Christus aan het kruis

1638

Engraved altarpiece design with a central scene of the risen Christ above a tomb, flanked by columns, cherubs and standing fi

Altaar met de wederopstanding van Christus

1638

Engraved altarpiece design with the Assumption of the Virgin, flanking saint statues, columns and a dove in the upper panel.

Altaar met hemelvaart van de Heilige Maagd

1638

Engraved print of a classical altar design with Christ holding a cross on clouds, angels, and God the Father above.

Altaar met Christus op wolk

1638

Engraved architectural print of a chapel facade with columns, a central Madonna and Child niche, and a carved coat of arms.

Kapel

1638

Engraved fireplace design with an oval cartouche showing Venus and Cupid, flanked by putti and fruit garlands.

Onderboezem, schacht gedecoreerd met Venus en Cupido

1638

Etched design of a fireplace with a landscape panel, cherub and fruit garland, and scroll brackets.

Onderboezem, schacht gedecoreerd met landschap

1638

Engraved design of a decorated fireplace with a mirror frame, scrolled cartouche, fruit garlands and masked consoles.

Onderboezem, schacht gedecoreerd met spiegel

1638

Engraved fireplace design with Apollo shooting a bow at a sea monster, flanked by female figures and cherubs.

Onderboezem, schacht gedecoreerd met Apollo

1638

Engraved print of an ornate mantelpiece with an oval landscape scene showing figures beside a pool.

Mantelpiece with Narcissus

1638

Engraved design of a decorative fireplace with caryatids and a central panel showing Minerva with a shield, by Abraham Bosse.

Onderboezem, schacht gedecoreerd met Minerva

1638

Engraved fireplace design with a nude Fortuna figure on a globe above a sea with ships, flanked by allegorical figures.

Onderboezem, schacht gedecoreerd met Fortuna

1638

Engraving of well-dressed figures giving clothing to a ragged man, woman and child in an arcaded hall with a garden view.

Clothing Beggars, from "Acts of Mercy"

1635

Engraving of a seated painter at an easel with a portrait, watched by a standing gentleman and a boy in a studio lined with p

The Noble Artist Painting Louis XIII

ca. 1642

Engraving of a curly-haired man in a hat beside a tower, with fire and rays rising behind him over a crowd.

Fire, from "The Four Elements"

ca. 1630

Engraved frontispiece of a court scene with a seated turbaned king, a standing woman, a gesturing man, and courtiers beneath

Frontispiece for "Tristan L'Hermite": Marianne standing to right before Herod and his court at top center, being accu…

1637

Red-ink engraved epitaph with oval portrait of a bearded man, cherubs above, and a French inscription tablet below.

Epitaph and Portrait of Jacques Callot

1635-36

Engraving of allegorical Fortune within a ring above courtiers, soldiers, a beggar family and a distant naval battle.

The Fortune of France

ca. 1638

Etching of a sculptor's studio with visitors, a Venus and Cupid statue, busts on shelves, and tools on the floor.

A Sculptor Presenting his Statue of Venus and Cupid

1642

Engraving of a seated woman in fashionable dress beside a screen in a Gothic church with tall columns and arches.

A Seated Lady, from "French Nobility at Church"

ca. 1629