The Ratcatcher, mid to late 17th century, Etching; second state of two, Sheet: 8 9/16 × 5 7/8 in. (21.8 × 14.9 cm), Prints, Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/1604–1676 Paris), A noble gentleman who in combat made the whole earth tremble, Through a misfortune of war goes crying death to rats.' Bosse, who wrote a treatise on etching based on the innovations of Jacq'ues Callot-with whom he had worked-and who developed a new means of perspective construction that he taught in the French Royal Academy for over a decade, is best known for his numerous prints of everyday Parisian life
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