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
other title: the joy of france (dummy title)
date of production: in 1638
dating in century: 2nd quarter of the 17th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
dimensions - artwork:
height: 27. 5cm
width: 33. 6cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - on the front, bottom from left to right, printed in black ink: "by his very humble and very obedient subject abosse. "; "with privilege du roy on september 5, 1638. ". Legend - on the front, bottom center, printed in black ink: "la ioye / de la france / dedicated to roy louys the just / xiii. Of the name. ". Legend - on the front, at the bottom, printed in black ink, poem: "in the excess of this joy, / or all of france is drowning, / grand roy offers you an imperfect pencil, / my art cannot find a more beautiful thing, / and i believed that your eyes would approve of the effect / whose cause our hearts adore. // in the passion to please you, / i sought to satisfy myself / a to make you a present testifying to my duty, / and within the desire to make it appear, / i thought that it was only necessary to show / this good which makes us live, and which does not give birth // what does, against appearance, / this dauphin whose power / guarantees arion from the ills of fate: / this one practices it with more advantage: / and we must make a day consider from the port / our enemies in the shipwreck. // admirable and just monarch / appreciate this weak mark / of a subject whose zeal is without equal / received, please this legitimate homage / and since you love the original very much, / deign, at the very least, look at the image. Stamp - on the front, lower left, in black ink and on the back, in the center, in purple ink: "carnavalet". Inventory number - on the back, in the center, in pencil: "g 21243" (number g. 21273 in black ink, crossed out in pencil). Iconographic description:
france, holding the dauphin (future louis xiv), is surrounded by princes and princesses. At the top, canopy covered with fleur-de-lis motifs carried by cherubs and decorated on the front with the coat of arms of the dauphin of france supported by two facing dolphins. On the left two cherubs holding the coats of arms of france and navarre; on the right coat of arms of anne of austria carried by two cherubs. Cartouche surmounted by the royal crown. In the distance, landscape. Architecture. 17th century fashion. In the background, french garden. Themes / subjects / places represented:
genre scene
person / character depicted:
louis xiv, king of france
date of acquisition: 1981
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 21243. Date: En 1638.
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