La Galerie du Palais, G.14041(2), Abraham Bosse, circa 1638

Author(s): bosse, abraham (tours, between 1602 and 1604 - paris, between 14–02–1676 and 16–2–1676), engraver bosse, abraham (tours, between 1602 and 1604 - paris, between 14–02–1676 and 16–2–1676), designer leblond, roland (known as le blond le jeune) (between 1651 and 1656), publisher date of production: around 1638 dating in century: 2nd quarter of the 17th century type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts name(s): print dimensions - artwork: height: 25. 2cm width: 31. 8cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - on the front, bottom from left to right, printed in ink: "abosse in. Et fe. "; "residing on the n bridge. Dame au pelican le blond the young excud with privilege du roy. " legend - on the front, at the top, printed in black ink: "la galerie dv palais. "; and at the bottom, verse: "everything that human art has ever inuented / to better charm the senses with gallantry, / and everything that grace and beauty have, / disappears before our eyes in this gallery. // here the most adventurous caualiers / reading the novels, come alive to fight; / and with their passion the languorous lovers, / flatter the movements with verses from theater. // here pretending to buy for all / gands, euantails, ribbon, danteles; / the clever courtiers meet up, / and to make themselves loved, gallantize the belles // here some lingere for lack of success / to sell in abundance, anger is piqued / against the chiccaneurs who speak of suit / prevent the barges from approaching her. Shop. ". Stamp - on the front, bottom right and in the image, in red ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012c). Collection mark - on the reverse, bottom center, in red ink, mark of the o. De behague collection (lugt 2004) inventory number - on the reverse, lower left, in ink: "g:14041". Iconographic description: gallery of the royal palace. Three shops. On the left, bookstore whose stall is draped with fleur-de-lis. On the back of the shop's shutters various inscriptions concerning authors with on the left: "vesally"; "postvres"; “works”; "aretin"; "boccace"; “the tableavx”; "alexander"; "laminte"; “clarinedem”; “desmarets”; on the right: "de godeau"; "plvtarque"; “clitofon and lvsipe”; “ciceron”; “the means /to achieve”; “of philostrate”; "rabe/lais"; “lastree of”; “monsr durfe”; “machiavel”; "scene"; below, historical treatises: "history of spain"; “guichardin” (for francesco guicciardini, author of a history of italy); "the netherlands"; “history of france”. The booksellers' customer is recommended la mariane by tristan l'hermite. In the center, boutique presenting gloves and other fashion accessories, such as hats, muffs, wolves and fans; a clerk grabs a box from a shelf on which the words: “euentails de bosse” are written. On the right, shop presenting lace collars and cuffs. Frame made of leaves. 17th century fashiongalerie du palais, merchant, haberdasher, gloves, ribbons, gallery du palais-marchand, bookseller, fashions, wood shops, luxury themes / subjects / places represented: genre scene acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 14041. Date: circa 1638.