Marronnier D’Inde

A rare find! I fell in love with this etching of the Horse Chestnut plant the moment I spotted it. It is signed by Abraham Bosse, and has the original plate marks, and hand coloring. Abraham Bosse (1604-1676) was a French artist, mainly a printmaker in etching, but also in watercolor during the Baroque period. In 1667, the Academy began a scientific venture to publish a complete history of plants which would include chemical, medical and botanical analyses of all the species.

With frame: 26”H x 22”W
Image: 16.5”H x 12.5”W
Hand colored etching, silk mat, painted wood frame, glass, wired and ready to hang
17th c. antique etching and vintage frame
Beautiful condition (painted frame has some scrapes that reveal gilding)
Only 1 available