- Trifle duststained in margins.
AND 4 others similar by the same: "L'Education", "Le Savetier", "Le Cocu battu et content" and "Les deux Taureaux et la Grenouille".
= Early lithographs. All from LA FONTAINE, Fables choisies (1818)
- Trife foxed; some closed tears.
Levachez, C.F.G. (act. 1760-1820). (Officer on horseback). Mezzotint, 25,5x35 cm.
- Foxed and sl. creased spots; some sm. holes and weak spots.
AND 7 miscell. others, i.a. by L. NOËL after D. LECAMUS, A. LEGRAND after MONNET and J.E. HAID after L.-J. GREUSE.
- Some foxing and sm. tears in blank margins.
AND 5 other miscell. 19th cent. lithographs.
= New Hollstein 162, the second state (of 2). Rare.
- Tipped onto mount; trimmed to/ just inside the borderline. = Hollstein 166, 2nd state with the number.
AND 8 others, incl. several sl. dam. copies and incl. 2 duplicates, i.a. C.J. VISSCHER, "'t Slot te Purmerendt, in Noort Hollandt" (engr. view, titled and "C.J. Visscher Fecit et excu." and "2" below image. A few sm. holes/ thin spots in sky area).
- Some sl. foxing/ thumbing; occas. cut on/ just outside the borderline/ trifle frayed.
= The Amsterdam based publisher Cornelis Visscher started publishing large engravings of biblical scenes from ±1630, so-called "royaalbijbelprenten". After his death, his heirs continued the production. The engravings were sold separately and were combined in the "Royaalbijbel".
- Stain in upper left corner; on thick laid paper. = Hollstein 21, 3rd state (of 3).
Luiken, J. (1649-1712). "Beeren-hof van den Keurvorst van Saxen te Dresden". Etching, 18x29,2 cm., "Jan Luycken invenit et fecit" in the plate below the image.
- Browned.
= Van Eeghen/ Van der Kellen 418. From Naauwkeurige en gedenkwaardige reysen van Edward Brown (...) door Nederland, Duytsland, Hongaryen (Amst., 1682).
AND 8 others, i.a. by A. VAN HALEN, J. LUIKEN and K. DUJARDIN and 2 anonymous handcol. etchings showing fountains in the gardens of the Villa Aldobrandi (Dutch copies after G.B. FALDA).
- Three etchings w. closed (marginal) tears; one etching sl. foxed. Not examined outside frame.
= Hollstein 1-4, each 2nd state (of 2).
= Plate 2 of the series of 4 pastoral landscapes after Nicolaes Berchem. Hollstein 96, 1st state of 2.
Berchem, N. (1620-1683). The shepherd playing the flute. Etching, 18,5x13,8 cm., w. engr. numb. "51" in lower right corner below image.
= Hollstein 6, 4th state of 5.
AND 6 others, all after N. BERCHEM, by J. DE VISSCHER (5x, Hollstein 60, 70, 78, 82 and 102) and J. GROENSVELD (Hollstein 4).
- Dam. spot of ±7 cm. in middle fold. = Rare. Hollstein 31, 2nd state (of 3); F.M. portr. 6169.
= Cf. Hollstein 88.
- Closed tear in image; sm. stain in caption.
= With collector's mark of "Louis" (not in Lugt). Not in Hollstein. A rare and interesting print, quoting in French the verses of the poet Saint-Amant on the bad luck of inhabitants of colder climes for not being able to enjoy the sweetness of wine. Compare the preceding lot.
= Hollstein 85, 1st state of 2.
- Doubled, trimmed on/ just outside the borderline; w. a (glue)stain near upper right corner.
= New Hollstein 8, the 2nd state (of 3).
- Sm. tear in upper blank margin; sl. foxed in margins. = Hollstein 68, 3rd state of 3.
AND 3 others similar by the same: Forestlane (H.62. Prob. 2nd state of 2); Large oak along a path (H.66, 2nd state of 3) and Two lanes (H.67, 2nd or 3rd state of 3).
= Part of a series of 12 landscapes. All Basan edition. Hollstein 27 (2nd state of 2), 28 (2nd state of 2) and 29 (4th state of 4).
- Closed tear in upper margin (just within the borderline); vague oblique fold; thin brown ink stripe in right margin (just affecting image).
= Robert-Dumesnil I, the 3rd state (of 5).
- Expertly cleaned.
= Levy 114. With the collector's stamp of Henri Marie Petiet on verso (Lugt 5031) (shining through). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIX.
= Hollstein 478 and Mauquoy-Hendrickx 264, 3rd state of 4.
Smith, J. (1652-1743) (after?). (Madonna and Child). Mezzotint after B. SCHEDONI, 25x18 cm. (platemark).
- Sl. foxed and yellowed. = Contemporary copy in reverse.
- Trimmed just outside/ on the image; sl. creased.
= Hollstein 1117, 3rd and final state; Mauquoy-Hendrickx 838.
AND 3 others, i.a. by H. SWANEVELT and A. SADELER II.