Medium
Engraving (figure by Rousselet) and etching (background by Bosse)
Dimensions
sheet: 13 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (33.7 x 21 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.601.109
Tags
Art Historical Context
Déborah, created in 1647, is a striking collaborative print from golden age of French engraving. The central figure was meticulously engraved by Gilles Rousselet renowned for his precise line work, while Abraham Bosse, a master etcher and theorist of printmaking, crafted the atmospheric background. Publisher Pierre Mariette and painter Claude Vignon likely contributed to the design or oversight, blending their talents in this 13¼ × 8¼-inch sheet now housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints department. The artwork depicts a formidable woman—likely the biblical prophetess Deb...
About the Artist
Abraham Bosse|Pierre Mariette|Gilles Rousselet|Claude Vignon · 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 ...