A gentleman walking forward, with his right arm outstretched and a whip in his left hand, wearing a plumed hat and decorated shoes, from "The Garden of the French Nobles In Which One Can Pick Up Their Way of Dressing"

A gentleman walking forward, with his right arm outstretched and a whip in his left hand, wearing a plumed hat and decorated shoes, from "The Garden of the French Nobles In Which One Can Pick Up Their Way of Dressing" by Abraham Bosse|Jean de Saint-Igny

Medium

Etching; first state of two

Dimensions

Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 1/16 in. (18.8 × 12.8 cm) Plate: 5 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (14 x 9.2 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.21.8

Tags

MenWalking

About the Artist

Abraham Bosse|Jean de Saint-Igny · 16021676

Abraham Bosse (1604–1676) was a French printmaker and theorist whose approximately 1,600 etchings provide an unparalleled visual record of 17th-century French life. Born to Huguenot parents in Tours, he trained in Paris under Melchior Tavernier and became a devoted follower of Jacques Callot's technical innovations. Bosse's meticulous etchings depicted subjects ranging from daily life and fashion ...

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