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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

Engraving of an allegorical figure of Faith seated with a cross and open book, a dove above, under classical columns.

Faith, from "The Virtues" (Les Vertus)

1636

Engraving of a woman standing on an anchor in rough sea, gazing up at light breaking through clouds.

Hope

1636

Engraving of a robed woman holding an infant, with a child and a cherub beside her under a tree, Latin text below.

Charity, from "The Virtues" (Les Vertus)

1636

Engraving of a woman carrying a broken column over her shoulder, with a landscape and Latin inscription below.

Fortitude, from "The Virtues" (Les Vertus)

1636

Engraving of a standing woman with a mirror beside a tree, with a distant town and cloudy sky behind her.

Prudence, from "The Virtues" (Les Vertus)

1636

Engraving of the allegorical figure Justice holding a sword and scales, with a city of towers and spires behind her.

Justice, from "The Virtues" (Les Vertus)

1636

Etching of a standing woman holding a goblet beside a tree, with a distant town and a Latin inscription below.

Temperance, from "The Virtues" (Les Vertus)

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

Engraving of an armed allegorical figure labeled La Vertu, with spear and shield, inside an ornate oval frame, by Abraham Bos

Virtue: Athena

1637

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

Engraved title page with an allegorical figure offering crowns to two kneeling kings beside a central text cartouche.

Title-page: De la Monarchie du Verbe incarné

1638

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 women under a large tree watching a distant battle with horsemen, smoke and wagons.

Illustration from "L'Ariane" by Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin; Palamede on Horseback Confronts His Enemies while Searchin…

1639

Engraving of a feathered female figure holding a coconut and spear beside a palm tree, with a landscape and sun behind her.

Allegory of America, from "The Four Continents"

mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a woman with a parasol and tambourine, with an elephant and palm trees in the background, captioned L'Afrique.

Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents"

mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a crowned female figure holding a scepter in a landscape with a distant town, labeled L'Europe.

Allegory of Europe, from "The Four Continents"

mid to late 17th century

Engraving of an allegorical figure of Asia in a turban holding a smoking incense burner, with pyramids in the background.

Allegory of Asia, from "The Four Continents"

mid to late 17th century

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