Anton Graff
German, born Switzerland, 1736-1813
Portrait of Abraham Bosse
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Anton Graff
German, born Switzerland, 1736-1813n.d.
Portrait of Abraham Bosse
Anton Graff German, born Switzerland, 1736-1813 →etchingprint
Date
n.d.
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
18.7 × 11.7 cm (7 3/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
Abraham Bosse was an important engraver in seventeenth-century France. Although Graff was known above all for his portraits, this image must have had special significance for him, since he was, like Bosse, a prolific printmaker.
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