Epitaph and Portrait of Jacques Callot
Abraham Bosse|Israël Henriet
1635–36
Medium
Etching and engraving in red ink; third state of four
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 9 11/16 × 5 1/2 in. (24.6 × 14 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.20
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
Abraham Bosse|Israël Henriet · 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 ...