Bosse, Abraham, 1602-76, French engraver and painter. He studied art in Paris and became a teacher of perspective in the Académie royale. A prolific and skillful worker, he engraved more than 1,400 pieces. He is best known for his faithful representation of French civil life and costumes during the period of Louis XIII. Bosse wrote several valued treatises on art and perspective. One of his rare paintings, The Foolish Virgins, is in the Cluny Museum, Paris.

Bosse can refer to:

People

Given name

• Bosse Ringholm (b. 1942), Swedish politicianSurname
• Abraham Bosse (c.1602–4 – 1676), French artist
• Chris Bosse (b. ?), German architect
• Harriet Bosse (1878-1961), Swedish actress
• Henry Peter Bosse (1844-1903), German American photographer
• Malcolm Bosse (1926-2002), American author
• Steve Bosse (b. 1981), Canadian, hockey and martial arts

also:

• Käte Bosse-Griffiths, German Egyptologist and Welsh language writer

Places

• La Bosse, disambiguation page

Other uses

• Benjamin Bosse High School, Evansville, IN, USA
• Bosse Field, stadium for minor league baseball team in Evansville, IN, USA

See also

• Bossé