Childhood
1636
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1636
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This painting shows a scene of childhood. It's an etching, which is a technique where the artist scratches a design into a metal plate. The artist, Abraham Bosse, made this in 1636, and it's interesting because he was only 17 when he created it, and we don't know much about his life after that. You can learn more about this technique by looking into etching.
