= Probably printed by the Nuremberg publisher David Funck (act. 1682-1709) who bought all the plates by the Hopfer family and numbered them for his restrikes. On slightly thick late 17th/ early 18th cent. paper with unidentified watermark. Hollstein 39, II; Bartsch VIII, 283, 35. Le Blanc II, 388, 45. With the collector's marks of Thomas Graf (1878-1951) (Lugt 1092a) and freiherr Adalbert von Lanna (1836-1909) (Lugt 2773). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIV.
- Professionally lifted from mount, w. paper remnants on verso,
= From A. de PLUVINEL, l'Instruction du Roy en l'exercise de monter a cheval (1625, prob. 2nd ed.). Hollstein 175 (the entire publication).
AND 5 others from the same work.
- (Sl.) yellowed; one print w. some dam. spots in image; usual defects from former framing.
= All depicting racing horses and their jockeys, i.a. "The Trotting Queen Maud S.", "The Great Pacer Johnston" and "The Grand Young Trotting Stallion Axtell".
= I.a. a hunter trying to lure a fox with a decoy and a hunter waiting behind some reed.
= From an unidentified 17th century edition of CH. D'ARCUSSIA, La fauconnerie ... divisee en cinq parties (Paris, 1615-1650). Cf. Harting 153 (note). Nissen, IVB 35; Schwerdt 41; Souhart 16; Thiébaud 28 & Suppl. col. 1050. Wellcome I, 388; Lindner 11.0077.01.
"Falco Rubeus Rother Falcke, Falco Aliter, Falco alies (...)". Engraving, 18,5 x 29,5 cm.
= Plate 12 from J. JOHNSTON, Historiae Naturalis. De Avibus Libri VI (Frankfurt a.M., Matthias Merian, 1657).
AND 4 other similar prints, i.a. "Le Faucon Sort" (etching by R. DE LAUNAY after DE SEVE, from DE BUFFON, Histoire naturelle (1770)).
- Some foxing in margins.
- Apart from some sl. dustsoiling in margins of first print and a small lacking portion of the blank lower corner of the final print, a fine set.
= 1. Title-leaf; 2. "Schlag-baum vor einen Luchs aufgestelt!"; 3. "Selbst-Geschoss, auf einen Baehren."; 4. "Selbst-geschoss auf ein Schwein in der Suhle."
Idem. Der Reyer wird von den Falcken oben herab geschlagen. Engraving, ±30x21 cm., tipped onto mount.
- Without caption and trimmed within the borderline.
Idem. Falconier Knecht den Uhu auf der Hand führend. Engr. by M.E. RIDINGER after J.E. RIDINGER, ±30x21 cm., tipped onto mount.
- Without caption and trimmed within the borderline.
AND 1 other from the same series (similar condition).
- Lacks 2 engravings. = Thiébaud p.927; Jeanson 574; Schwerdt III, p.65 ("Highly interesting set").
BOUND WITH 2 etchings and aquatint by LEVACHÉ after the same: "La Promenade en Caleche" and "Le Départ pour la Promenade".
- One w. large tear in the image and hole in lower margin; each (sl.) browned and w. some foxed spots. Not examined outside frame.
- Caption cut off. = From the series of 10 engravings showing the Sibyls. Hollstein 11. Rare.
AND an oval engraving after S. VOUET (mirrored), showing Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus.
- Trimmed on/ just outside the borderline; sm. fold and "48" in red pencil in upper right corner.
= Hollstein 3, only state; Bartsch 16 (Van Uden). Rare.
- Sl. browned/ foxed/ some wrinkles. One print w. tear in outer left blank margin. = Delteil 1ff, second state (of 2).
- Very dark impression on (17th cent.?) laid paper with a coat of arms watermark.
= Delteil 20, 2nd state (of 4). With a collector's mark of Bijvoet (not in Lugt). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIV.
- Greenish stains in lower margin.
= Martens 191. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXIII.