Adolescence

1636

Abraham Bosse

Associated Names
Abraham Bosse

Artist, French, 1602 - 1676

Jean Le Blond I

Publisher, French, 1590/1594 - 1666

This is a drawing of a classical garden scene with figures and a fountain. The image features an ornate style, typical of detailed baroque or renaissance illustrations. The drawing depicts a formal garden setting with a fountain on the right side, featuring a cherub statue pouring water. On the left side, trees and foliage add depth to the setting. In the central portion, two figures stand in elaborate attire, accompanied by a smaller figure resembling a young cherub holding a bow. The architecture is classical with columns and decorative elements. A border with intricate patterns frames the illustration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 25.6 × 32.4 cm (10 1/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2094

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 558

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 230); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

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

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, four columns of verses in French; verso: at lower right in graphite in later hand: 230

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

grapes

Wikidata ID

Q64952334

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