Actors at the Hotel de Bourgogne
Abraham Bosse|Jean I Leblond
ca. 1633–34
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 9/16 × 14 3/4 in. (29.4 × 37.4 cm) Plate: 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26 x 33.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.49.37
Tags
PerformanceTheatreMenWomenActors
About the Artist
Abraham Bosse|Jean I Leblond · 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 ...