- Closed marginal tears, a few within the image.
ADDED: 3 catchpenny prints "Le Journal pour Rire. Gratis aux Abonnés du Thresor des Demoiselles" (folded, sl. foxed).
- Several tears closed on verso; sl. creased; corners sl. soiled.
= Rare print showing 13 Christian prophets, aged very old to relatively young, i.a. Henoch (367 years), Matuselem (969), Noach (950), Abraham (175). Cf. De Meyer, p.341.
"Trap des ouderdoms." Catchpenny print consisting of 1 large woodcut, thumbcol. w. red, blue and yellow, 27x33,2 cm., "H. Numan" and "No. 47", Amst., P.C.L. van Staden & Co., ±1860.
- Formely folded; strengthened (1 hole repaired) w. paper on verso.
= KVCS p.821, 47; De Meyer p.296, 47.
AND another catchpenny print "Stuffen des Menschlichen Alters" (handcol. engr., Nuremb.(?), 2nd half 18th cent. Trimmed just inside border line; corners w. pinholes. Rare).
- Trifle creased; some brownish stains in blank margins. = KVCS p.737.
AND 1 other similar (sm. holes and sl. stained).
- Lacks lower right blank corner; sl. browned.
= Fine oval equestrian portrait within elaborate decorated border, i.a. w. military objects. KVCS, p.812.
"Zoo wel op 't Paard als op de Koord, juist te Springen zoo het behoord. Kunst-paard-ryders." Catchpenny print, 1 thumb col. woodcut, Rott., Gebroeders Thompson, first half 19th cent.
- Waterstained. = KVCS no.124.
- Ills. in good condition.
= Contains text and ills. of i.a. Sinne- en minne-beelden; Emblemata moralia et oeconomica; Opvoedinge van kinderen. Cats STCN 6; Mus. Catsianum 6.
= Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.
= Beraldi V, 3(9).
Yon, Edmund Charles (1836-1897). Bords de la Maine. Etching and drypoint, 17,2x25,2 cm., on chine collé. - AND 3 others, all similar landscape views (all on chine collé) by Jean ACHARD, Charles JACQUE and Gustave Marie GREUX.
- Vague stain and small foxed spot.
= Hollstein 143, the 3rd state of 4. Etching after the so-called Master of the Small Landscapes, an anonymous landscape draugthsman who, over the centuries, has been identified as i.a. Cornelis Cort, Pieter Brueghel, Hans Bol and, most recently and most convincingly, as Joos van Liere (±1530-1583).
- Sl. foxed/ stained in centre.
= Hollstein 156, the 3rd state of 4. Etching after the so-called Master of the Small Landscapes, an anonymous landscape draugthsman who, over the centuries, has been identified as i.a. Cornelis Cort, Pieter Brueghel, Hans Bol and, most recently and most convincingly, as Joos van Liere (±1530-1583).
- Both doubled and cut on/ just outside the border line.
= "Ioannes" (publ. by Cock): Hollstein 2, 2nd state (of 5). "Huberto" (publ. by Galle): Cf. Hollstein 1, 5th state (of 5). Possibly engravings after Johannes WIERIX.
- Some worn spots in right part professionaly restored; good margins.
= New Hollstein 1472, first state (of 3): "All hounds, except the standing hound in the centre, copied in reverse after Dürer's Saint Eustace."
Blooteling, Abraham (1640-1690). "Variae Leonum Icones". Etching after P.P. RUBENS from the series of 4 Lions, 13,2x17 cm., numb. "1" in lower right corner, title and "pictae a Petro P. Rubens", "Abraham Bloteling fecit" and "Nicolaus Visscher excudit" engr. below the image.
- Fine. = Hollstein 103, 3rd state (of 3).
- Trimmed just outside the bordeline; a few translucent brownish stains in upper part; tipped onto mount
= Hollstein 483; New Hollstein 453, 2nd state (of 3). From the series Hollstein after Bol 22-45. Fine landscape in a nice ornamental border with various animals and flowers.
= From the series Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium.
- Ample margins. Occas. waterstained in blank margin.
= New Hollstein 404-423, 3rd state (of 4). Possibly the 4th or 7th edition. All printed on 18th century laid paper w. watermark "A. van Santen" w. ample margins.
AND 5 others: 4 engravings from the series The sins and penance of Man by Jan Baptiste BARBÉ after Maarten de VOS, each 16x11 cm., publ. by T. Galle and 1 engraving by Johannes COLLAERT II after Johannes STRADANUS, 19x13,5 cm., publ. by J. Galle.
= All printed on 18th century laid paper w. watermark "A. van Santen" w. ample margins.
ADDED: 15 small 17th cent. engravings of buildings in Amsterdam.
- Lacks 10 engravings; title-p. and one leaf w. plates loose; sl. yellowed throughout and partly foxed (in blank margins only, partly also affecting the engravings). Binding worn and darkened.
= Attractive small views.
= Rare series with splendid engravings of richly ornamented rooms and alcoves.
- Cut just on/ outside the image.
= Very rare. Probably part of a series of the Four elements. The fashion and the headdress of the woman suggests a date around 1690. So probably made by Cornelis Danckerts II. The Rijksmuseum holds another mezzotint in very similar style, incorrectly attributed to Cornelis Danckerts I.
- Ample margins; trifle/ sl. foxed. = Hollstein 19-21, 1st state of 3.
Visscher, Jan de (1633-after 1682). (Pastoral landscapes). Three (of 8) etchings after Nicolaes BERCHEM, each ±24,8x34,5 cm. (borderline).
= Hollstein 108, 109, both 1st state of 2 and 112, 1st or 2nd state.
AND 2 others by the same after the same: Hollstein 105 (3rd state of 3) and 114 (later impression).