The Siege of the La Motte, in Lorraine
1636–38
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 7 5/16 × 16 3/8 in. (18.6 × 41.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.54.31
Tags
Art Historical Context
**The Siege of the Late, in Lorraine***Abraham Bosse and A. Boudan, 1636–38* Etching, sheet (trimmed): 7 5/16 × 16 3/8 in. (18.6 × 41.6 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930 Step into the turbulent world of 17th Europe with this dynamic etching by French printmakers Abraham Bosse and A Boudan. Created amid the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), it vividly captures the Siege of La Motte in the strategic region of Lorraine—a flashpoint of Franco-German rivalries. Etchings like this were revolutionary as affordable "newsprints," allowing distant viewers to witness...
About the Artist
Abraham Bosse|A. Boudan · 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 ...