This is a drawing of a classical garden scene with figures and a fountain. The image features an ornate style, typical of detailed baroque or renaissance illustrations. The drawing depicts a formal garden setting with a fountain on the right side, featuring a cherub statue pouring water. On the left side, trees and foliage add depth to the setting. In the central portion, two figures stand in elaborate attire, accompanied by a smaller figure resembling a young cherub holding a bow. The architecture is classical with columns and decorative elements. A border with intricate patterns frames the illustration.
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This is a drawing of a classical garden scene with figures and a fountain. The image features an ornate style, typical of detailed baroque or renaissance illustrations. The drawing depicts a formal garden setting with a fountain on the right side, featuring a cherub statue pouring water. On the left side, trees and foliage add depth to the setting. In the central portion, two figures stand in elaborate attire, accompanied by a smaller figure resembling a young cherub holding a bow. The architecture is classical with columns and decorative elements. A border with intricate patterns frames the illustration.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adolescence

Abraham Bosse

Date
1636
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within platemark): 25.6 × 32.4 cm (10 1/16 × 12 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.2094
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Les Quatre âges de l'homme (The Four Ages of Man)

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Woman
  • child
  • portrait
  • Man
  • Building
  • Writing
Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 230); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Inscription

recto: in plate, below image, four columns of verses in French; verso: at lower right in graphite in later hand: 230

Marks

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

grapes

NGA object ID 5255. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.