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The Sculptor

Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
Published by: Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
French
1642
Object Place: France

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 25.7 × 32.3 cm (10 1/8 × 12 11/16 in.)(trimmed on or slightly within the platemark)
Credit Line The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number44.977
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrintsAlbums

Catalogue Raisonné Blum 0204, only state; Duplessis 1386, only state; IFF 1386; Le Blanc 742
DescriptionSculptor showing studio to ladies and gentlemen. "Voicy la representation d'un Sculpteur dans son Attelier..."
Bound in Bosse book, Oeuvre Gravé.
Marks Verso, left center, 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)