Abraham BOSSE (1604-1676) engraver and publisher with royal privilege. "La Joye de la France, dédiée au Roy Louys le Juste". Etching and burin, titled in a cartouche surmounted by the royal crown in the lower center, a long poem engraved in the lower part of the plate, engraved "Par son treshumble et tres obeissant sujet Abosse" in the lower center margin, and "Avec privilège du Roy le 5 septembre 1638" in the lower right margin, framed trimmed proof. Height : 28.5 cm - Width : 35 cm * The subject can be compared with a composition engraved at the same time by Jean Humbelot for an almanac, based on a drawing by a young Charles Le Brun.