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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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Michel Larcher

1647

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 a mustached man in a plumed hat and lace collar beside a young servant, with French verses below.

Franse man met een lakei

1635

Engraving of a mustached man in a feathered hat and ruff with a rapier, beside a boy, with a harbor town behind.

Karikatuur van een Spaanse man met een lakei

1635

Engraving of a Spanish soldier with a ruff and rapier walking past a skeleton of Death holding an hourglass.

Spaanse soldaat in een landschap

1635

Engraving of a French cavalier with feathered hat and raised rapier before a castle and hilly landscape, with French verse be

Franse soldaat in een landschap

1635

Engraved caricature of a swaggering soldier in a plumed hat and ruff, smoking a pipe, with a French verse below.

Karikatuur van een Spaanse kapitein

1635

Engraving of a crowned woman holding a chained man's wrist, flanked by a helmeted warrior, an old man, and a girl gesturing s

Vrouw door drie mannen en twee vrouwen geboeid

1612

Engraving of a man in a crown leaning on a ledge, his cloak patterned with women's faces, a monkey beside him.

Man met een mantel waarop vrouwenhoofden, leunt op een tafel waarop een aap

1634

Engraved title page with a bust portrait of Jacques Callot in an oval, surrounded by cherubs, a skull, and French text.

Jacques Callot

in or after 1635

Engraving of a woman in an elaborate gown holding a carnation, with flower vases on pedestals and a garden behind her.

Smell

1635-38

Engraving of a ratcatcher in a plumed hat and ruff, carrying dead rats on a flag and staff across a hilly landscape.

The Ratcatcher, plate 7 from "Cries of Paris" (Les Cris de Paris)

1632-33

Engraved title page showing two gentlemen in plumed hats overlooking a formal French garden with a fountain and strollers.

Le jardin de la Noblesse Francois (...)titelblad

1629

Engraving of a fashionably dressed man with curled hair, lace collar and ruffled boots standing in a room beside a plumed hat

Franse hoveling volgt het Edict van 1633

1633

Engraving of a curled-haired courtier in a feathered hat beside a seated servant holding clothes, in a room with a leaded win

Franse hoveling die het Edict van 1633 navolgt

1612

Engraving of a man in fashionable 1633 dress gesturing beside a chest and chair of garments, with French verse below.

Lakei die het edict van 1633 navolgt

1633

Engraving of two ships with soldiers in plumed hats and shields, rough waves below, and a cherub with a trumpet and banner ab

Twee schepen met soldaten

1637

Engraved frontispiece with a bow-carrying woman on a chariot, a standing man, trees, and the title Seconde Partie de Polexand

Polexandre voor Diana

1637

Engraving of a Diana statue on a pedestal flanked by two men in a classical arched interior with fruit garlands.

Prins overhandigt een kroon aan Polexandre voor een beeld van Diana

1637

Engraving of a kneeling man before a plumed woman, with a child and older woman among trees in a landscape.

Polexandre knielt voor een vrouw

1637

Engraving of a crowned queen handing a scepter to a kneeling man under a draped canopy with candelabra and attendants.

Koningin overhandigt een scepter aan Polexandre onder een baldakijn

1637

Engraved title page showing a king on a throne under a canopy with courtiers, a standing woman, a gesturing man and a dog.

Koning op een troon onder een baldakijn met overige figuren

1637

Engraved title page cartouche with Cupid on water, inscribed Clytophon & Leucippe, flanked by foliage and putti.

Cartouche met een Amor drijvend op zijn pijlenkoker

1635

Engraved title page with a wreath, cherubs, a horse, and figures in an arched doorway, for L'Ariane, 1639.

Ariane overhandigt de teugels van een paard aan Melinte

1639

Engraving of a wounded man on the ground tended by a man and two women before classical architecture and an obelisk.

Emilie en Camille vinden de gewonde Melinte en Palamède

1639

Engraving of a nude woman in a bath gazing up at winged figures on clouds, with cupids and an attendant nearby.

Marcellin verrast door de schoonheid van Ariane in bad

1639

Engraving of a crowned man on a draped stage receiving a wreath while a crowd of soldiers and spectators watches.

Melinte en Palamède krijgen op het toneel de tweede en derde prijs uitgereikt

1639

Engraving of a man and woman on horseback fleeing a burning building while soldiers attack around them.

Melinte redt Ariane te paard uit het door Néron in brand gestoken huis

1639

Etching of a winged figure above a boat with two escapees beside a round tower on a river at night.

Mélinte en Palamède ontsnappen in een boot

1639

Engraving of a dim interior with a woman holding a lamp by an open door, figures collapsed on the floor, and two standing men

Mélinte en Eurylas vinden de gevallen Corinne, Curion en Palamède

1639

Etching of a bearded street vendor in a wide-brimmed hat behind a table with glasses and flasks, beside a wooden fence.

Brandy or Cure Seller, plate 3 from "Cries of Paris" (Les Cris de Paris)

mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a crowned allegorical female figure holding a scepter, with a rocky landscape and distant city, by Abraham Bosse

Europa

1612

Engraving of a turbaned woman holding a smoking incense burner, with a camel rider and pyramids in the distance.

Azië

1612

Engraving of a woman with a parasol and tambourine standing before palm trees, an elephant, and a village.

Afrika

1612

Engraving of an allegorical female figure personifying America, with feathered headdress, spear and palm tree, dated 1612.

Amerika

1612

Engraving of a woman with curled hair holding a bird on her finger, with a landscape and riders at left.

Lucht

1612

Engraving of a woman in lace-trimmed dress holding a pear, with fruit, a tree, and a hunting scene behind her.

Aarde

1612

Engraved print of a man in a tall hat beside a tower and cannon, with fire and fireworks in the background and a verse captio

Vuur

1612

Engraved portrait of a man in a cloak holding a goblet under a fountain, with ships on the sea behind him.

Water

1612

Engraving of robed and armored figures on a stone terrace with classical columns, a kneeling man gesturing to a young man.

Epicharis voor Trébace

1639

Engraving of armored men and women on a boat at night, torches lit beside a mast, with rigging and waves below.

Cyllenie en Lépante herkennen elkaar op een boot

1639

Engraving of a classical gathering on a raised platform with seated figures, a gesturing man in a turban, soldiers and a crow

Afgevaardigden van Syracuse komen Dicearque, Melinte en Palamède complimenteren

1639

Engraving of a helmeted warrior fighting an armed man in a boat, with other figures in rowboats and a bird above.

Melinte vecht tegen Eurymedon, kapitein der zeerovers

1639

Engraved title page with ornate cartouche, flaming torches, skull and lettering reading Les Penitents et Penitentes par Jacqu

Titelprent voor prentreeks 'De boetvaardige heiligen

1632

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

The Valet

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

Virtue: Athena

1637

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

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

Engraved frontispiece of a king knighting a kneeling nobleman with a sword, surrounded by courtiers under a draped canopy and

Frontispiece to Pierre d'Hozier's "Les noms surnoms qualitez armes et blasons des chevaliers de l'Ordre du Sainct Esp…

1634

Etched almanac page with paired scenes of courtly figures, a child, putti and an obelisk fountain within ornate scrolled fram

Almanach for 1639: Louis XIII and Anne of Austria entrusting the Kingdom and the Heir Apparent to the Virgin

1638

Engraving of a seated king on a dais receiving kneeling officials, with courtiers and military scenes in the background.

Louis XIII Listens to the Provost of the Merchants of Paris on December 23, 1628

1629

Engraved title page with a draped curtain, putti, a bearded mask, a fruit garland and a border of theatrical masks.

Title Page: Comedies of Terence (Publii Terentii Comœdiae)

1642

Engraving of a woman holding a pear beside fruit and a tree, with a hunting scene in the background landscape.

Earth, from "The Four Elements" (Les Quatre Eléments)

1630

Engraved portrait of a man in a tall hat beside a cannon, with a burning tower and fireworks in the background.

Fire, from "The Four Elements" (Les Quatre Eléments)

ca. 1630