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 schoolmistress (dummy title)
date of production: around 1638
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: 25. 2cm
width: 32cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - on the front, bottom from left to right, printed in black ink: "abosse inv. Et fe"; “the school mistress. ”; "the blond excuses with privilege du roy. ". Legend - on the front, bottom from left to right, printed in ink, verses: "these girls who are still small / in their weak beginnings, / by this good old woman instructed, / only learn their rudiments. // when by the increase of age / their spirit will be strengthened, / they will learn more / in person and in writing. // then the child, whose exercise / is to hurt and to inflame / will teach them without artifice, / that we know everything while hiding how to love // by strange metamorphoses, / this tyrant of affections, / changing their spines into roses, / will satisfy their passions. Stamp - on the front, bottom right, in red ink and purple ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012c). Stamp - on the front, lower left, in black ink: "carnavalet" (lugt 432d). Collector's mark - on the reverse, lower left in purple ink, collector's stamp jules michelin (lugt 1490). Inscription - on the montage, bottom left, in ink: "hertzog sale"; in pencil, on the back: "expo. Verneuil". Inventory number - on the front, bottom right, in black ink: "r. G:116"
iconographic description:
interior scene. Upper room where there is a bed on the right. On the left, the schoolmistress guides a child practicing reading with a wand. In the center, a group of three little girls seem to be chatting. In the back right, on a bench near the bed, two little girls eat with the bread and fruit they have brought in their wicker basket. On the right, a big girl brings her little sister for her first lesson. At the back, through a door surmounted by a painting of a crucifix, we see the servant sweeping the floor of the office. Dog. 17th century furniture. 17th century fashion. Themes / subjects / places represented:
genre scene
acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 117. Date: circa 1638.
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