Medium
Engraving (figure by Rousselet) and etching (background by Bosse)
Dimensions
sheet: 13 5/16 x 8 3/8 in. (33.8 x 21.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.601.128
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the dramatic engraving *Jahel* (1647), a collaborative masterpiece from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection. This print unites the talents of French artists Gilles Rousselet, who masterfully engraved the central figure, and Abraham B, who etched the evocative background. Publisher Pierre Mariette and designer Claude Vignon also contributed, showcasing the era's collaborative printmaking spirit. Measuring 13 5/16 x 8 3/8 inches, it captures a tense biblical moment from the Book of Judges, where heroic woman Jael (Jahel) wields a hammer against the defeated war...
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 ...