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Abraham Bosse, French

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WA-00041897

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Tier 1 · Institutional50%

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Artworks (15)

The Engraver and the Etcher

1643 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Plate: 25.7 × 32.4 cm (10 1/8 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 27.5 × 34 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Etcher's Press - The Printmaker's Shop

1642 · Etching on ivory wove paper

Plate: 25.7 × 32.2 cm (10 1/8 × 12 11/16 in.); Sheet: 28.8 × 35.7 cm (11 3/8 × 14 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Noble Painter

1642 · Engraving, with etching, on ivory laid paper

Image, with text/plate: 25.2 × 32.3 cm (9 15/16 × 12 3/4 in.); Sheet: 27.1 × 34 cm (10 11/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Winter from the Series, The Four Seasons

1635 · interiors, print — etching on off-white laid paper

25.8 x 32.4 cm (10 3/16 x 12 3/4 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Four Seasons: Autumn

1635 · engraving and etching

Sheet: 26.1 x 32 cm (10 1/4 x 12 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Prodigal Son: Riotous Living

1635 · etching

Platemark: 26 x 32.5 cm (10 1/4 x 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 26.3 x 33.5 cm (10 3/8 x 13 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Prodigal Son: The Feast in Honor of the Prodigal's Return

1635 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Wise and Foolish Virgins, plate five

1635 · Engraving and etching on ivory laid paper

Image: 21.8 × 32 cm (8 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.); Sheet: 42.2 × 32 cm (16 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Four Seasons: Winter

1635 · engraving and etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Prodigal Son: The Return of the Prodigal

1635 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Prodigal Son: Dressing for the Feast

1635 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Plate One, from The Wise and Foolish Virgins, plate One

1635 · Engraving and etching on ivory laid paper

Image: 25.8 × 32.2 cm (10 3/16 × 12 11/16 in.); Sheet: 33 × 43.2 cm (13 × 17 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Four Seasons: Summer

1635 · engraving and etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Man with a Cane, seen from behind, from The Garden of French Nobility

1629 · Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper

14.2 × 9.7 cm (5 5/8 × 3 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Youth, from The Four Ages of Man

1622 · Etching on paper

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

15 published of 17 catalogued · 17 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Cooper Hewitt
1 published1 img
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

The Prodigal Son: The Feast in Honor of the Prodigal's Return
1635 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Prodigal Son: The Return of the Prodigal
1635 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Prodigal Son: Dressing for the Feast
1635 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Four Seasons: Autumn
1635 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Prodigal Son: Riotous Living
1635 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Four Seasons: Winter
1635 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Four Seasons: Summer
1635 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Met Museum

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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