The Ball
ca. 1634
Medium
Etching; first state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 9/16 × 14 13/16 in. (29.3 × 37.7 cm) Plate: 10 9/16 × 13 9/16 in. (26.8 × 34.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Jacob H. Schiff Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.67.17
Tags
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 ...