Antonio Bosch

Antonio Bosch was a printmaker known to be active around 1855. His surviving output consists primarily of prints and broadsides, functioning as educational, moralizing, or popular entertainment material designed for wide distribution during the mid-nineteenth century.

The subject matter of the prints represented in museum collections focuses heavily on sequential historical narratives, moral instruction, and popular amusements. These works typically utilize sequential imagery and accompanying text meant for broad public consumption.

Fifteen of Antonio Bosch’s prints are held in institutional collections, establishing his significance as a mid-century producer of graphic art. These include works preserved by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Notable examples of his output encompass large-format historical narratives such as Broadside with 48 scenes depicting the kings and queens of Spain and Broadside with 48 extraordinary scenes. His work addressing morality and popular education includes Broadside with 24 scenes relating to vice and virtue, lessons for children, Broadside with 24 scenes relating the story of Goliath the Giant, and the print A childrens game.

The preservation of these specific Antonio Bosch prints provides important insight into the visual culture of the period. Today, many of these museum-quality prints are digitized and available in the public domain for scholarly research and study.