A Sculptor in His Atelier
Abraham Bosse
1642
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 25.8 x 32.5 cm (10 3/16 x 12 13/16 in.) sheet: 26 x 32.6 cm (10 1/4 x 12 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2002.20.1
About the Artist
Abraham Bosse · 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 ...