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
le blond, jean 1er (in 1666), editor
other title: the actors of the troupe of the hôtel de bourgogne (dummy title)
date of production: between 1633 and 1634
dating in century: 2nd quarter of the 17th century
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: etching
dimensions - artwork:
height: 31cm
width: 40. 8cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - on the front, bottom from left to right, printed in ink: "abosse in. Et fe. "; "the blond excud with privilege du roy. ". Legend - on the front, at the top, printed in black ink: "ostel / de bourgogne"; and at the bottom, verse: "how magnificent this theater is! / how inuent these actors are! / and how many preseruatives they have / against the melancholy mood! // icy of a funny posture // they taunt the bad weather / and charm all the escouttans, / with a single word. // here the ingenious william, / counterfeiting the man of the court, / pleases to greedy love, / troussed like a tennis player // here in a haggard way / turlupin wants to play the swindler; / and the spaniard for fear of shock, / flees the françois who looks at him // but the real gautier surpasses them, / and despite the rigor of fate, / he makes us laugh after his death, / in memory of his grimace. Stamp - on the front, lower left, in black ink: "carnavalet". Stamp - on the front, bottom right and in the image, in red ink and purple ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012c). Inventory number - on the front, bottom right, in ink: "r. G:159". Iconographic description:
theater scene. Turlupin surreptitiously stealing from gaultier-garguille, while a woman speaks with gros-guillaume. On either side of the stage, a frenchman and a spaniard. Frame made of scrolls. Historical commentary:
the hôtel de bourgogne, whose name is mentioned by bosse in a cartouche, inscribed in the architectural decor, was from 1548 the most important parisian theater scene until the creation of the comédie-française. The place was first used by the brotherhood of the passion who performed the sacred mysteries there. Italian actors then came to present plays with a very different character. However, it was from the 1620s, when the king's company established itself there, that the hôtel de bourgogne became a truly prestigious place. This success is due to the quality and originality of certain actors. Turlupin steals gaultier-garguille, a fashionable woman speaks to gros-guillaume with a floured face. These three actors of popular jokes, masked like the actors of the commedia del arte, supervised by a fashionable frenchman and a spaniard, were very well known between 1620 and 1630. Turlupin is henri legrand (1587-1637), gaultier, hugues guéru (1573-1633), and gros-guillaume, robert guérin (1554-1634). The hôtel de bourgogne (near the jean sans fear tower) was transformed into a theater and the brotherhood of the passion played sacred mysteries there until 1548, then farces. Attributed to italian actors then to the king's company from 1626, it had gros-guillaume as director. Themes / subjects / places represented:
genre scene
acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 159. Date: between 1633 and 1634.
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