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Engraving: a seated man embraces a woman in a furnished room, a servant tends a canopied bed, and a fireplace stands at left.

A man caresses a woman; representing the sense of touch. Engraving by A. Bosse after himself, c. 1650.

A man seated in a richly furnished interior embraces a woman on his lap, while a servant in a long dress tends the bed beside an open casement window. A fireplace, a framed picture on the wall, and a tall canopied bed frame the scene, enclosed by an engraved border with Latin verses and a title cartouche.

Artist
Abraham Bosse
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3184 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Un hombre acaricia a una mujer: el sentido del tacto

Un hombre sentado en un interior lujosamente amueblado abraza a una mujer sentada en su regazo, mientras una sirvienta con vestido largo arregla la cama junto a una ventana abierta. Una chimenea, un cuadro enmarcado en la pared y una cama con dosel completan la escena, rodeada por un marco grabado con versos latinos y un cartucho con el título.

Português: Um homem acaricia uma mulher: o sentido do tato

Um homem sentado em um interior luxuosamente mobiliado abraça uma mulher sentada em seu colo, enquanto uma criada de vestido longo arruma a cama junto a uma janela aberta. Uma lareira, um quadro emoldurado na parede e uma cama com dossel completam a cena, cercada por uma moldura gravada com versos em latim e um cartucho com o título.

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