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"Quelque vain que tu sois, Fanforon mon amy,..."
A French Gentleman
"Quelque vain que tu sois, Fanforon mon amy,..."
Gilles Rousselet (French, 1610–1686)
After: Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
Published by: Jean Le Blond I (French, 1590/94–1666)
After: Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
Published by: Jean Le Blond I (French, 1590/94–1666)
French
about 1635
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.8 × 19.4 cm (10 9/16 × 7 5/8 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number44.996
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Meyer (Rousselet) 141; Duplessis (prints after Bosse) 27
DescriptionElegant gentleman in cloak, against landscape. Verse beginning: "Quelque vain que tu sois, Fanforon mon amy,..." Bound in Bosse book, Oeuvre Gravé.
After Bosse - engr. Rousselet.
After Bosse - engr. Rousselet.
Marks
Verso, upper 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)