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A gentleman standing in front of a large castle and wearing a plumed hat and a lace collar, the tomb with an engraving of the head of a woman on the ground to right, from "The Garden of the French Nobles In Which One Can Pick Up Their Way of Dressing"

A gentleman standing in front of a large castle and wearing a plumed hat and a lace collar, the tomb with an engraving of the head of a woman on the ground to right, from "The Garden of the French Nobles In Which One Can Pick Up Their Way of Dressing" by Abraham Bosse|Jean de Saint-Igny

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 7 7/16 × 5 1/16 in. (18.9 × 12.8 cm) Plate: 5 5/8 × 3 3/4 in. (14.3 × 9.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.21.9

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

CastlesBridgesMenBoats

About the Artist

Abraham Bosse|Jean de Saint-Igny · 16021676

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 ...

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