Identification title(s): french nobleman, dressed according to the fashion of ca. 1630. Le jardin de la noblesse françoise (. . ) (series title). Costumes of the french nobility (series title). Object type: costume print serial number: 8/20object number: rp-p-ob-42. 115. Catalog reference: duplessis (bosse) 1311. Iff 17e siècle 1311 number of states known-2(2) note: lothe 2008, no. 177. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: nobleman with mustache and goatee, dressed in a short shoulder cape, knee-length breeches and wide boots with spurs. On his head is a round hat with a narrow brim and feathers. The hair falls in a long lock (cadenette) over the left shoulder. Epee along the left side. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: abraham bosse (mentioned on object), after a design by: abraham bosse (mentioned on object), publisher: françois langlois. Place of manufacture: paris. Dating: 1629. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process) / stippling. Dimensions: plate edge: h 141 mm × w 90 mm explanation part of a series with twenty costume prints of french noblemen designed by abraham bosse and jean de saint-igny, published in 1629 by melchior tavernier and a second one by françois langlois. Topic: what: clothes, costume (+ men's clothes), capehead-gear: cap (+ men's clothes), head-gear: cap (+ feathers used for clothes), trousers, breechesboots (+ men's clothes), mustache hacking and thrusting weapons (foil). When: 1625 - 1635. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1629.
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