La Galerie du Palais, G.5404, 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 materials and techniques: etching 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. "; "the blond the young excud with privilege of the king. " 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, lower left, in black ink: "carnavalet". Collector's mark - on the front, bottom right, and on the back, bottom left, illegible: "legs amedee berger / 1881 / ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 232a). Inventory number - on the front, bottom right, in ink: "rg 5404". 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 fashion. Galerie du palais, merchant, lace, mercer, gloves, ribbons, galerie du palais-marchand, bookseller, fashions, wood shops, luxury themes / subjects / places represented: genre scene mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: berger, amédée date of acquisition: 1881 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 5404. Date: circa 1638.