Abraham BOSSE
1602 - 1676
Le Bal
Circa 1634
Original etching and burin
267 × 347 mm, trimmed on or slightly outside the borderline
Fine impression of the final state, after the letter, restored printing fold and small tear in the upper right-hand corner, restored lack in the upper left-hand corner, vertical central fold, printing folds along the lateral edges, oblique fold on the right-hand side, small stains on the reverse
Watermark: Bunch of grapes surmounted by a tablet and a fleur-de-lys (close to Heawood 2335)
Provenance: Henri Delacroix (Lugt 3604), Léon Le Rey (Lugt 2224)
Reference: Blum 1050 ii/ii, Duplessis 1400 ii/ii, Joint-Lambert et Préaud 93 ii/ii, Lothe 268 ii/ii