The workings and signing of a marriage contract. Engraving by Abraham Bosse, 1633.

Paris (pres la porte de Paris devant les Boucheries au Soleil d'or) : Ches le Blond, 1633.

1 print : engraving ; image 21 x 32.9 cm

C'est une maxime ou se fonde ... This print is one in a series showing the ages of man, starting with childhood and ending with illness then death, when set among the comfortable, elegant middle class. The couple's marriage was due to pregnancy Nicole Villa, Le XVIIe. siecle vu per Abraham Bosse. Graveur du Roy, Paris 1967, page 22

Abraham Bosse wrote a treatise on printing techiques in 1642, "Tracité des manières de graver en taille-douce sur l'airin" (Paris: chez le di Bosse, 1645) where he gave a detailed account of how a roller press was made and discussed the use of the échoppe. He became an honorary royal academician in 1651

Wellcome Collection 38134i