- Both trimmed to/ just inside the plate mark. = F.M. portretten 1575a and 1591a. Rarely found together.
= Hollstein 48.
Monogrammist "C.B." (16th cent.). (Portrait of Justin Göbler). Woodcut, 21,5x14,2 cm., monogrammed and "1550" in the block, printed by Christian Egenolff, Frankf. a.M., 1550.
= From J. GÖBLER, Der Rechten Spiegel (1550). Perhaps by Claude Bezoard.
Solis, Virgil (1514-1562). (Portrait of Friedrich, Count Palatine in an elaborate border). Woodcut, 27,6x17,7 cm., monogrammed.
= Hollstein, Virgil Solis Bookillustrations 18.2. Plate from the Biblia (Frankf., 1561).
AND others, i.a. a woodcut portrait of ERASMUS on a leaf from S. MUNSTER, Cosmographey. - ON VERSO: a woodcut plan of Haarlem, portrait of Georg Roggenbach (etching by HANS LAUTENSACK, heavily restored copy).
- Somewhat foxed.
AND 7 other portraits of centenarians, i.a. 3 others by Cornelis VAN NOORDE.
- On paper w. grapes watermark. Vague oblique crease; one corner carefully restored (unobtrusive) and another corner sl. thin; a few specks.
= Hollstein 125; F.M. 5439c.
Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641) (after). (Portrait of Peter Symons). Engraving, 26,8x19,2 cm., "Jacobus de Man" in the plate in lower right corner below the image.
- Sl. foxed in blank margins; image trifle foxed; two sm. closed tears in lower blank margin.
= Hollstein (Van Dyck) 171, 2nd state of 4. With the collector's stamp of L.A. de Vries on verso (not in Lugt).
AND 2 other portraits: Johan Philip de Monté (by M. SALLIETH after Schmidt) and the mayor of Leyden, Peter Adrianus van der Werff by P. PHILIPPE.
- Trifle foxed. = New Hollstein 88, 5th state of 5.
Anonymous (late 16th/ early 17th cent.). Matthijs Cock. Engraving, 20,7x12,2 cm., w. the address of Theodoor Galle.
= Formerly attributed to Johannes Wierix. From the series of 23 Dutch artist's portraits (Pictorium aliquot celebrium germaniae Inferiores effigies), first publ. by the widow Hieronymus Cock and later Theodoor Galle.
AND 26 other portraits of mostly Dutch/ Flemish artists, i.a. P.P. Rubens, Hieronymus Bosch, Joos van Cleve, Gonzales Coques, Lambert Lombard and Adriaen van Ostade (mezzotint).
- Sm. chip in upper left corner.
= Hollstein 27, 1st state of 3, before the number. The number added in manuscript. The Rijksmuseum holds a copy with the exact same manuscript number. From the series of Comites Nassoviae (1642).
Suyderhoef, Johannes (±1613-1686). René Chalon, prince of Orange. Etching after Piieter SOUTMAN, 44x36 cm., w. the address of P. Soutman.
- Sm. hole near right edge and upper right corner.
= Hollstein 55, 1st or 3rd state, without the number. From the same series as above.
Anonymous (17th cent.). (Prince Maurits of Orange). Oval engraving, 6x4,9 cm.
= Rare. Perhaps printed from a silver medallion, by Simon VAN DER PASSE (?).
AND 2 others, i.a. a portrait of William of Orange by Cornelis van SICHEM.
- Mostly tipped onto mount, occas. w. glue visible on recto.
= Portraits of i.a. Johannes BECIUS (by D. van HOOGSTRATEN), Theodoor SCHREVELIUS (by J. SUYDERHOEF), Johannes POLYANDER (by W. DELFF), Philips MARNIX VAN SANT-ALDEGOND (3x, 1x by J. HOUBRAKEN, 1x by H. BARY, 1x by ?), Nicolaas BULLIUS (by J. MATHAM), Rembertus DODONAEUS (by/ after E. de BOULONOIS), Cornelius SCHONAEUS (by H. MULLER), Johannes FOCCO (by S. SAVERY), Pieter SCHRYVER (by J. FOLKEMA) and Louise de COLIGNY (by J. de VISSCHER)
= I.a. a large number by J. Houbraken.
- Laid down on paper along upper margin; trifle creased/ thumbed.
= Cf. Hollstein 7, this one in reverse w. a resting cow added to the left.
AND 4 others similar showing animals, i.a. by Marcus DE BEY.
= Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.
- Leather clasp broken; panels (sl.) scratched.
= Large print stand, with the possibility of displaying large prints when the frontpanel is folded 90 degrees.
= From i.a. A. VAN ST. CLARA, Iets voor Allen, Zynde een Verhandeling en Verbeelding Van allerhande Standen, Studien, Konsten, Wetenschappen, Handwerken enz. (...) (Amst., 1740); J. and K. LUIKEN, Spiegel van het menselyk Bedryf (Amst., 1749); J.P. VOIT, Faßliche Beschreibung der gemeinnützlichsten Künste und Handwerke (Nuremb., 1790) and The Book of English trades, and library of the useful arts (London, ±1825).
AND ±20 mostly handcol. steelengravings, various sizes, 19th cent., by i.a. A.H. PAYNE and W. FRENCH, mostly under passepartout.
- Cut on the platemark.
= Andresen 101. According to Andresen the final word of the caption reads "(...) plures Edocuit". But not in our copy. So perhaps a different state.
- Trimmed ±4 mm outside the platemark. = New Hollstein 189, 8th state, (of 9).
- Trimmed to/ just inside the plate mark; thin spot from former tipping-in in both lower corners. Tipped onto mount at upper corners. Otherwise fine.
= Provenance: Robelot (red collector's mark stamped on verso, Lugt 2141 (first quarter of the 19th cent.)). New Hollstein 139, 2nd state (of 4), the false biting reworked w. fine hatching, but before rework by the H.L. Basan workshop. No discernible watermark. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVII.
- Trimmed to 1-2 mm outside platemark (lower and right margin) and to/ just inside the platemark of upper and left margin.extended (japanese paper) margins. Fine impression with some burr.
= Provenance: "Door Johan Huizinga gekocht via Jan Veth" (modern annot. on board formerly covering the back of frame). New Hollstein 280, 3rd state (of 5). On the watermark see Hinterding, Arms of Amsterdam G-b-a. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVII.
- Trimmed just outside the platemark.
= Printed on thick laid paper, no watermark. New Hollstein 216, 7th state of 9. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XCVIII.
- Cut ±5 mm. outside the platemark; yellowed; w. modern ballpoint in lower margin, i.a. "col. Weynbert".
= New Hollstein 270, 7th state of 7. Completey reworked by the Basan workshop(?), the scholar/ alchemist is now a young man. On laid paper with crowned coat of arms with fleur-de-lis.