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La Joye de la France
Members of the Court Paying Homage to the Dauphin (The Dauphin, Plate 3)
La Joye de la France
Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
French
about 1638-1639
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 33.6 × 42.5 cm (13 1/4 × 16 3/4 in.)
Platemark: 27.7 × 33.9 cm (10 7/8 × 13 3/8 in.)
Platemark: 27.7 × 33.9 cm (10 7/8 × 13 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number44.945
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Blum 1061, only state; Duplessis 1226, only state; IFF 1226; Le Blanc 681
DescriptionCentral cartouche at bottom inscribed: "La Joye de la France, dédiée au Roy Louys le juste XIII du nom par son très humble et très obéissant sujet ABosse"
Bound in Bosse book, Oeuvre Gravé.
Bound in Bosse book, Oeuvre Gravé.
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in yellow-brown ink, the mark of the MFA Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
ProvenanceJohn Evelyn (b. 1620-d. 1706), London. Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873-d. 1957), Chicago; 1944, her gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 8, 1996)