A gentleman wearing a short coat, a helmet, and boots with spurs, standing on the steps and turned towards the right, from "The Garden of the French Nobles In Which One Can Pick Up Their Way of Dressing"
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 9/16 in. (14 x 9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.21.12
Tags
About the Artist
Abraham Bosse|Jean de Saint-Igny · 1602–1676
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 ...