Artist: Abraham Bosse (1602 - 1676)
Nationality: French
Movement:
Media: Printmaking
Influences:

Biography:
Abraham Bosse was a prolific printmaker who specialized in genre scenes of French life. He began teaching at the Academie Royale when in opened in 1648 and was employed there until 1661 when he was fired for arguing with his colleagues. Bosse was also a noted author, writing the first instructional manual for printmakers.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
Click the artwork titles below to see actual examples of artwork or works of art relevant to works by Abraham Bosse.

-
Abraham Bosse Le Sculpteur engraving 1642
-
Abraham Bosse One from the Set of Six Small Landscapes 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse One from the Set of Six Small Landscapes 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse One from the Set of Six Small Landscapes 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 19 for part 4 in the book, De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin by Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 12 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 11 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin ä by Abraham Bosse(Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 10 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 8 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 13 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 14 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl.15 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl.16 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 17 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 18 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 20 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 21 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 7 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse(Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 5 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 9 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 1 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 2 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 3 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Pl. 4 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Les Graveurs etching-engraving 1643
-
Abraham Bosse TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) Book with 19 etchings with engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse The Flute Player etching 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse Les Graveurs etching-engraving 1643
-
Abraham Bosse Dedication page in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Headpiece for part 3 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Headpiece for part 2 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse A Gentleman Singing 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse Headpiece for part 4 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse The Shepherd, from Sheperds and Shepherdesses (set of 4) etching 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse The Shepherd, from Sheperds and Shepherdesses (set of 4) etching 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse The Shepherdess, from Sheperds and Shepherdesses (set of 4) etching 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse The Shepherdess, from Sheperds and Shepherdesses (set of 4) etching 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse The Engravers Workshop etching-engraving 1642
-
Abraham Bosse Frontispiece and first plate in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse A Woman singing etching 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse Le pot au lait etching engraving 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse The Woman Embroidering etching 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse Frontispiece to Jacques Callot's "The Penitents" etching 1632
-
Abraham Bosse Judith with the Head of Holofernes 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse Frontispiece opposite the title page in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 3 , fifth plate opposite page 12 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse L' impression en taille-douce etching-engraving 1642
-
Abraham Bosse Plate1, third plate opposite page 4 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse The Forces of France etching-engraving 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse The vender of vinegar etching engraving 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse ManiËre de jeter l*eau forte sur la planche (Method of pouring etching acid over the plate), pl. 6 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin by Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etchin
-
Abraham Bosse The Auditory Sense, from The Five Senses. A set of five original Engravings engraving 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse The Sense of Vision, from The Five Senses. A set of five original Engravings engraving 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse The Sense of Touch, from The Five Senses. A set of five original Engravings engraving 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse The Sense of Taste, from The Five Senses. A set of five original Engravings engraving 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse The Sense of Smell, from The Five Senses. A set of five original Engravings engraving 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 4 ,sixth plate opposite page 16 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 7 ,ninth plate opposite page 26 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 8 , tenth plate opposite page 28 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 10 , thirteenth plate opposite page 44 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 11 , fourteenth plate preceding page 51 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 14, seventeenth plate opposite page 54 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 5 ,seventh plate opposite page 18 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 6 ,eighth plate opposite page 24 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 2 , fourth plate opposite page 8 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Figures II, III, IV, twelfth plate opposite page 42 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Le Jardin De La Noblesse Francaise (An officer seen from back) engraving 17th century
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 12 ,fifteenth plate and first plate opposite page 50 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver ä by Abraham Bosse(Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Plate 13, sixteenth plate and second plate opposite page 50 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse The New Testament-Frontispiece to Jacques Callot's New Testament Series Etching 1635
-
Abraham Bosse De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) Book with engravings and etchings (21 folding text illustrations, allegorical engraved title, engraved dedication, 4 e
-
Abraham Bosse (Gentleman Examing Print) , eleventh plate opposite page 30 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse Engraved title page to original edition, second plate preceding page 1 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸in and Charles Clousier, 1701) etching and engraving 1645
-
Abraham Bosse La presse en perspective veue de front (The Press in Perspective, Front view), plate 15, eighteenth plate and first plate opposite page 56 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo¸
-
Abraham Bosse La presse en perspective veue par le coste (The Press in Perspective, Side view), plate 16, nineteenth plate and second plate opposite page 56 in the book TraitÈ de maniËres de graver äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Pierre Aubo&
-
Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Younger Headpiece for part 1 in the book De la maniËre de graver ‡ l'eau forte et au burin äby Abraham Bosse (Paris: Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1758) etching and engraving 1758
-
Abraham Bosse Title page for the book, Les IMAGES DE TOUS/LES SAINCTS ET SAINTES /DE L*ANN…E... (Images of All the Saints of the Year...)(Paris: Chez IsraÎl Henriet, 1636) Etching and engraving 1636
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Abraham Bosse Title: The Fourth Age Date: 1636 Medium: etching Dimensions: H.10 x W.12-3/4
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Abraham Bosse Title: Le Retour du Baptisme Date: 1633 Medium: etching finished with burin
Museum of Fine Arts -
Abraham Bosse, French, 1604-1676 La Galerie du Palais Print France, about 1634 Etching and engraving
Museum of Fine Arts -
Abraham Bosse, French, 1604-1676 L"Enfant prodigue (set of 6 plates), plate 5 Print France Etching
Museum of Fine Arts -
Abraham Bosse, French, 1604-1676 La Dame suivant l"édict Print France Etching and engraving on white
Museum of Fine Arts -
Abraham Bosse, French, 1604-1676 Le Courtisan Suivant L"Edict de L"année 1633 Print France Etching and
Museum of Fine Arts -
Abraham Bosse, French, 1604-1676 The Seller of Rat Poison (Cries of Paris) Etching Sheet (trimmed
Museum of Fine Arts -
Abraham Bosse, French, 1604-1676 After Jean de Saint Igny, French, about 1600– about 1649 Le
Museum of Fine Arts -
Abraham Bosse, French, 1604-1676 After Jean de Saint Igny, French, about 1600– about 1649 Le
Museum of Fine Arts -
Abraham Bosse, French, 1604-1676 After Jean de St. Igny, French, about 1600–about 1649 La Noblesse
Museum of Fine Arts -
Abraham Bosse, French, 1604-1676 After Jean de Saint Igny, French, about 1600– about 1649 La
-
Barnett Newman - Abraham 1949 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art American
-
Jacopo Bassano - The Departure of Abraham late 16th centu oil on canvas The National Gallery, London Italian
-
Daniel Chester French - Abraham Lincoln 1912 bronze The Art Institute of Chicago American
-
Ammi Phillips - Abraham Sleight 1823-25 oil on canvas Currier Museum of Art American
-
Jan Polack - Abraham and the Three Angels c. 1500 oil on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art German
-
Jan Polack - Abraham and the Three Angels c. 1500 oil on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art German
-
Thomas Sully - Abraham Kintzing 1815 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
-
Peter Paul Rubens - The meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek c. 1625-1626 oil on panel The Fitzwilliam Museum Flemish
-
Anton Waterloo - Abraham Sending Away Hagar 1650 etching Arkansas Arts Center Dutch
-
Gaspard Dughet - Landscape with Abraham and Isaac c. 1660 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London French
-
Sir Peter Paul Rubens - The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek c. 1626 oil on panel National Gallery of Art Flemish
-
Francesco Guardi - The Angels Appearing to Abraham 1750's oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art Italian

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (1)
Click on any of the links below to read about artnews or exhibitions related to Bosse

J. Paul Getty Center: Photographers of Genius at the Getty
From Hippolyte Bayard to Diane Arbus, the influential pioneers presented here span more than a century of photography, from the earliest years of the new art form in the late 1830s to the late 1960s. Each photographer featured in the exhibition ad...

Further Artwork and Information:

Abraham Bosse Online
Abraham Bosse (1573 - 1621) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Bosse, Abraham
Abraham Bosse
Abraham Bosse - Wikipedia
BnF - Abraham Bosse
Abraham Bosse
BnF - Abraham Bosse
artists illustrating boys fashions: Abraham Bosse
marine niemeyer: Abraham Bosse, The Oyster Vendor

Search the Art History Database for artists, titles, media, year, and other indepth information: