The Foolish Virgins Sleeping

Abraham Bosse

Artist, French, 1602 - 1676

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.4 x 32 cm (10 x 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.2 x 36.2 cm (11 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2003.127.1.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 89

Associated Artworks

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The Foolish Virgins Approaching the Temple

Abraham Bosse

1602

The Foolish Virgins Wasting Time

Abraham Bosse

1602

The Wise Virgins at Prayer

Abraham Bosse

1602

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frits Rumpf (Lugt 2161). (Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2003 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

Wikidata ID

Q76334927

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