Abraham Bosse
Famous Paintings by Abraham Bosse
Biography of Abraham Bosse
Abraham Bosse (1602 or 1604 – 1676) was a French artist who was primarily a printmaker but also painted some wonderful watercolors. Bosse’s father was a tailor and many of his works feature clothing in a high level of detail. He was apprenticed to the publisher Melchior Tavernier (1564-1641) in 1620 and his first published etchings are from 1622.
He married Catherine Sarrabat in 1632 and we’ve found no mention of whether or not that union produced any children.
He completed around 1,600 etchings often depicting daily life, religion, literature, history, fashion , technology and science. Many of his etchings were used as book illustrations. He also authored several works on art and perspectives.