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Frontispiece to Volume 1 of Gomberville's "Polexandre"

Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
Published by: Augustin Courbé (French, active 1632–1658)
1637

Medium/Technique Etching
Dimensions Sheet: 16 × 11.4 cm (6 5/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
Platemark: 15.7 × 11.1 cm (6 3/16 × 4 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow Fund
Accession Number2003.301
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Blum 0162, only state; Duplessis 1099, only state; IFF 1099; Le Blanc 627
DescriptionOne of five frontispieces to a five-part novel by Gomberville (Marin Le Roy, sieur du Parc et de Gomberville(1600-1674), published in Paris by Augustin Courbé, 1637.
Marks Verso of backing sheet, lower center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceJames A. Bergquist, Boston; 2003, from whom purchased. (Accession Date: June 25, 2003)