Title-page to Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin's 'L'Ariane', by Abraham Bosse

An image of Print Album. Title-page to Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin's 'L'Ariane' (Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1639). Bosse, Abraham (French, 1602-1676). Vignon, Claude, after (French, c.1593-1670). Etching, 1639. Notes(s): Bosse produced a frontispiece and 17 illustrations for the second edition of L'Ariane, all apparently after designs by Claude Vignon. Alternative Number(s): BN Inventaire (17thC); 1115. Blum; 177-193. Part Of: 30.I.4; Oeuvre de Bosse Vol. 1.

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Print Album. Title-page to Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin's 'L'Ariane' (Paris, Mathieu Guillemot, 1639). Bosse, Abraham (French, 1602-1676). Vignon, Claude, after (French, c.1593-1670). Etching, 1639. Notes(s): Bosse produced a frontispiece and 17 illustrations for the second edition of L'Ariane, all apparently after designs by Claude Vignon. Alternative Number(s): BN Inventaire (17thC); 1115. Blum; 177-193. Part Of: 30.I.4; Oeuvre de Bosse Vol. 1.

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Accession Number: 30.I.4-34
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