Les quatre âges de l'homme la virilité, G.79, Abraham Bosse, En 1636

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 date of production: in 1636 dating in centuries: 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. 3cm width: 31. 9cm description: plate 3 of a series of four plates entitled "the four ages of man". Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - on the front, at the bottom, from left to right, printed in ink: "abosse inv. Et fe. "; "the blond excuses with privilege". Legend - on the front, at the bottom, printed in ink, verses: "the spirit in virility / places the highest undertakings / in a just equality, / through acquired knowledge. // at this age man aspires / to the principal degrees of honor; / whether merit attracts him, / or rather his own good luck // then without fear of dangers, / to the profession of mars he practices, / and in foreign countries, / he takes pleasure in doing business // that if he sees that in his household / he gains goods in abundance; / loving neither war nor travel, / he lives peacefully in his house. Stamp - on the front, bottom center, in red ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012c). Stamp - on the front, bottom center, in black ink: "carnavalet" collector's mark - on the back, in the center, in red ink: "collection / gailhabaud". Inventory number - on the front, lower right, in ink: "r. G:79"; on the reverse, lower left, in ink: "g:79" iconographic description: interior view. Daily life. 17th century furniture. Family meal. Father surrounded by his children and his wife. Dog. Frame made of foliage and palmettes, at the corners an oak leaf. 17th century fashion. Dog. Cat. Tapestries. Mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 1886 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 79 part of: the four ages of man. Date: En 1636.