Smell: figures smelling flowers on a garden terrace, engraving

An engraving showing a fashionably dressed couple on a stone terrace, the man in a plumed hat leaning toward the woman, who holds a bloom, while a small dog sits at their feet. A formal garden with clipped beds stretches behind them under a cloudy sky; the cartouche reads L'ODORAT.

Artist

Abraham Bosse

Date

1638

Medium

Allegorical prints Engravings

Source

Wellcome Collection

Size

4000 × 3135 px

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