6001 - 6426 FINE ARTS - GRAPHIC ART, 16th-19th CENTURY
- Lacks 40 plates and their explanatory textlvs.; some lvs. loosening; some soiling on title-p.; otherwise contents fine. Wrappers dam.
= Rare. Nissen, BBI 1331.
= I.a. from the Curtis' "Botanical Magazine", "Floral Magazine" and 8 large col. lithographs by M.P. VERNEUIL and J. MILESI from E. GRASSET, La plante et ses applications ornamentales.
- All cut a few mm. outside/ on the borderline.
= All from the series Icones Prophetarum Veteris Testamenti. Portraits of Moses (2), Isaias (4), Jeremiah (5), Ezechiel (7), Hosea (9), Joel (10), Amos (11), Jonas (13), Habbakuk (16) and Ahias (26). Hollstein 4-30.
- Soiled w. various stains; vertical fold; cut ± 0,5 to 2 cm. outside the platemark.
= Part of a rare series of 4 prints, representing the Four Seasons (the others by Theodor Galle and Egbert van Panderen). Hollstein 12, 3rd state, not mentioned in Hollstein (no 1. in the left corner instead of right). Susanna Verbruggen was an Antwerp publisher (act. 1710-1752), mostly known for devotional prints.
AND the same print in the first state (without the word "VER" in the sky), cut on the borderline, left edge repaired and right and left edge trimmed short, w. loss of image.
- Good impression. Tipped onto mount. = Hollstein 410, 1st state (of 3).
= DeVesme 15, only state.
AND 1 other etching showing cardplayers.
- Lower margin diagonally trimmed short (0-1,5 cm.), sl. affecting image; tiny tear in right margin touching the image; nevertheless an attractive print.
= Cf. Garrison-Morton 398: "Remarkable for its striking mezzotints printed in color". Very rare.
- Vertical closed tear in centre of caption and ±5 cm. into the image; sm. restorations on verso in upper corners; one sm. wormhole; agetoned w. a few brown specks.
= Very rare. Hollstein 7, 1st state of 2. Part of a series of 4 prints showing Allegories on the medical profession. Partly copied (in reverse) after the series on the same subject by the atelier of Hendrick Goltzius.
Dolendo, Zacharias (1561-±1604). Crucifixion. Engraving after Karel VAN MANDER, 15,4x10,8 cm., w. the address of Jacques de Gheyn, numb. "10".
= New Hollstein 46, 1st state of 2. With the collector's mark of P.M. van Doorne (1896-1971) (Lugt 4731) and an unidentified collector (Lugt 2641b).
AND 9 others, i.a. by Philips GALLE and José DE RIBERA (poor copy of Saint Jerome hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment) and an anonymous engraving "Domus Israel" (Jesaja 5, Israel as the vineyard of God) from the polyglot bible printed by Christopher Plantin (1569-1573).
- Very wide margins w. some sm. brown./ foxed spots. = New Hollstein 249, 2nd state of 2.
- All w. vaguely visible flattened horizontal central fold. Otherwise fine.
= New Hollstein 371, 372, 377, 378, 382 (all in 2nd state of 2) and 425 (3rd state of 5).
- Sm. closed horizontal tear in right margin, ±1 cm. within the image.
= Rare. Part of a series the Four Seasons. Cf. Hollstein 319-326, only mentioning one series, but there seem to be more than one series of ladies representing the Seaons. It appears to be that there is a series of ladies in costume standing next to a table. And the Rijksmuseum holds two of the four (spring and fall).
- Cut just outside/ on the borderline, laid down on mount; foxed. = New Hollstein 273.
= New Hollstein 26, only state. With the manuscript collector's mark of John Barnard (Lugt 1419) on verso.
- Cut on/ just outside the border line (in right margin just inside the border line); tiny ink spot near upper right corner; partly browned.
= Strauss, 341; New Hollstein 24.
- Cut just within the outer borderline and tipped onto contemporary paper; trifle foxed, more so on verso.
= New Hollstein 215, 4th or 5th state of 5. A vanitas portrait.
- Trimmed 1 or 2 mm within the image; sl. browned.
= New Hollstein 209, 1st state of 2, before the address of Hondius.
Vorsterman, Lucas (1595-1675). Joos de Momper. Etching after A. VAN DYCK, 23x15,2 cm. (platemark).
= New Hollstein 76, 8th state of 9; Mauquoy-Hendrickx (van Dyck) 88, 8th and final state. From the series Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum.
AND 6 other portraits of artists, i.a. Michiel Mierevelt (engr. by Willem DELFF after Anthony VAN DYCK).
- Ample left and lower margin, right and upper margin cut just outside the platemark; somewhat grey impression.
= New Hollstein 263, 3rd state (of 3); Strauss 282 and Hollstein 220, the 3rd state (of 3) with the inscription and the coat of arms. Jan van Zuren (1517-1591), "Jurist, lid van de Haarlemse vroedschap, tweeëntwintig maal schepen, zesmaal burgemeester, schrijver van vele boeken, "treffelijk wiskonstenaar"" (Lacueille v.d. Kerk p.27-70) and the second printer of Haarlem.
AND ±20 other sm. portraits, 17th-18th cent., mostly Dutch.
- Narrow waterstain in the image near right margin; tipped onto mount along right edge; sl. browned along edges; trimmed just outside the borderline.
= New Hollstein 236, 2nd state of 2.
- Wide margins; on somewhat thick, stiff paper (later impression).
= Very rare portrait. New Hollstein 210, 2nd state of 2 (with the name on the wall above his left shoulder).