Frontispiece from Les Petites Misères de la Guerre

Name/Title

Frontispiece from Les Petites Misères de la Guerre

Entry/Object ID

1970.5.6

Description

17th-c. etching for the frontispiece of the book titled "Les Petites Misères de la Guerre," (The Little Miseries of War). The book was illustrated by Jacques Callot, but he died before finishing it. Thus, Abraham Bosse made the frontispiece.

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink, Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Abraham Bosse

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1636

Time Period

17th Century

Dimensions

Height

2-3/16 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of Sigmund S. Harrison