The Cobbler
Abraham Bosse|Melchior Tavernier
ca. 1632–33
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 7/16 × 14 11/16 in. (29 × 37.3 cm) Plate: 10 9/16 × 13 1/2 in. (26.8 × 34.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.49.59
Tags
FootwearMenWomenWorking
About the Artist
Abraham Bosse|Melchior Tavernier · 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 ...