The workings and signing of a marriage contract. Engraving by Abraham Bosse, 1633.

  • Bosse, Abraham, 1602-1676.
Date:
1633
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38134i
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The workings and signing of a marriage contract. Engraving by Abraham Bosse, 1633. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The parents in-law, sit discussing while their children chase each other and the lovers look into each other's eyes

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Paris (pres la porte de Paris devant les Boucheries au Soleil d'or) : Ches le Blond, 1633.

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1 print : engraving ; image 21 x 32.9 cm

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C'est une maxime ou se fonde ... This print is one in a series showing the ages of man, starting with childhood and ending with illness then death, when set among the comfortable, elegant middle class. The couple's marriage was due to pregnancy Nicole Villa, Le XVIIe. siecle vu per Abraham Bosse. Graveur du Roy, Paris 1967, page 22

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Wellcome Collection 38134i

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Abraham Bosse wrote a treatise on printing techiques in 1642, "Tracité des manières de graver en taille-douce sur l'airin" (Paris: chez le di Bosse, 1645) where he gave a detailed account of how a roller press was made and discussed the use of the échoppe. He became an honorary royal academician in 1651

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