# Musical Society

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BOSSE, Abraham](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bosse-abraham-r6ccf7ce18340d2>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Copper engraving

## Commentary

Bosse&#39;s genre scenes provide a source of documentation on 17th-century French life and manners. This engraving represents Hearing from a series entitled Five senses. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 2 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/muffat\_concerto\_grosso.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Georg Muffat: Concerto grosso No. 9, VI Borea&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [A Printer&#39;s Workshop](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bosse-abraham-r6ccf7ce18340d2/a-printers-workshop-r8644731ac908e0>)
- [Roger Showing a Gallery of Paintings to Several Cardinals](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bosse-abraham-r6ccf7ce18340d2/roger-showing-a-gallery-of-paintings-to-several-cardinals-r3a3984f67bf483>)
- [The Five Senses: Hearing](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bosse-abraham-r6ccf7ce18340d2/the-five-senses-hearing-rfac5fdfb36a151>)
- [The Wise Virgins](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bosse-abraham-r6ccf7ce18340d2/the-wise-virgins-r404f6af3d6472b>)
- [Treatise on Engraving and Etching](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bosse-abraham-r6ccf7ce18340d2/treatise-on-engraving-and-etching-r116a2bf9ae8c8c>)
- [Treatise on Engraving and Etching](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bosse-abraham-r6ccf7ce18340d2/treatise-on-engraving-and-etching-r7bfb06facc7501>)
- [Treatise on Engraving and Etching](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bosse-abraham-r6ccf7ce18340d2/treatise-on-engraving-and-etching-r9f2d235b22029e>)
- [Treatise on Engraving and Etching](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bosse-abraham-r6ccf7ce18340d2/treatise-on-engraving-and-etching-ra3dbf1ebefe8e0>)
- [Treatise on Engraving and Etching](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bosse-abraham-r6ccf7ce18340d2/treatise-on-engraving-and-etching-rb9b934550db5a0>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)