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CALLOT ( Jacques). Collection of 5 etching suites, bound in an in-12 volume, granite calf, spine ribbed, cloisonné and decorated with gilt motifs, marbled edges, metal clasps; binding a little worn with a dented jaw, tear at the upper headband, dull corners, brown and red stains in the margins of some engravings, trace of an ex-libris vignette on the upper flyleaf, old handwritten ex-libris mention formerly crossed out on the first engraving (17th century binding). A TOTAL OF NEARLY SIXTY PRINTS, MOST WITH FULL MARGINS. - VITA ET HISTORIA BEATÆ MARIÆ VIRGINIS MATRIS DEI [...] ab Israele in lucem edita [. ] Parisiis. [Paris, Israël Henriet, 1633]. Suite of 14 prints, including a title, at full margins, in proofs of the second of three states. Enriched here with another rare version of the Annunciation, engraved by the same artist, in fine proofs of the second of three states. Consisting of ff. 1 to 15 of the present collection. - MARTIRYUM APPOSTOLORUM [sic]. Israel excud[it] [Paris, Israël Henriet, 1634]. Suite of 16 prints at full margins, including a title and 15 plates numbered 1 to 14 with 2 different plates numbered 13. Rarely complete in fine proofs as here. Consisting of ff. 17 to 32 of the present collection. - LES PENITENTS ET PENITENTES. Israel ex[cudit] [Paris, Israël Henriet, 1632]. Suite of 5 unfinished prints by Jacques Callot, in proofs of the second of three states, under an engraved title by Abraham Bosse. Consisting of ff. 33 to 38 of the present collection. - LA PETITE PASSION]. S.l., Herman Weyen excud[it], s.d. Suite of 12 prints by Herman Weyen after the suite by Jacques Callot below, in full margins. Or, in the present collection, ff. 51 to 62. - LA PETITE PASSION]. [Paris], s.n., [1624]. Suite of 12 prints, in fine proofs of the first state, without margins ("to judge this series, it must be seen only in the fine proofs of the 1st state containing all the finesses", Jules Lieure, nos. 537-548). Plates applied to the versos of ff. 50 to 61, i.e. placed opposite the prints from Herman Weyen's suite above. - NOUVEAU TESTAMENT fait par Iacques Callot qui na sceu finir le reste prevenu de la mort, l'annee 1635. A Paris Israel Henriet ex[cudit] [1635]. Unfinished suite, comprising 10 broadside prints by Jacques Callot, in fine first state proofs except for the first, as always, under an engraved title by Abraham Bosse. Consisting of ff. 63 to 73 of the present collection. Bound with: - [COCHIN (Nicolas)]. [Passion du Christ]. [Paris], Herman Weyen excudit, s.d. Rare suite of 12 pieces in oval medallions, copper 60 x 46 mm. Consisting of ff. 39 to 50 of the present collection. - COCHIN (Nicolas). [La Parabole de l'Enfant prodigue]. [Paris], B. Moncornet, s.d. Suite of 4 etchings numbered 1 to 4. Consisting of ff. 75 to 78. - VALDOR (Jan). [Conversion de saint Paul]. S.l.n.d. Etching, copper 107 × 69 mm. Unknown to Hollstein, this print is a carbon copy of an engraving by Jacques Callot. This is f. 74 of the present collection. - Anonymous]. [Assomption]. S.l.n.d. Oval etching in medallion, unidentified; copper 87 x 68 mm. This is f. 16 of the present collection. Provenance: Pierre Berès.
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CALLOT ( Jacques). Collection of 5 etching suites, bound in an in-12 volume, granite calf, spine ribbed, cloisonné and decorated with gilt motifs, marbled edges, metal clasps; binding a little worn with a dented jaw, tear at the upper headband, dull corners, brown and red stains in the margins of some engravings, trace of an ex-libris vignette on the upper flyleaf, old handwritten ex-libris mention formerly crossed out on the first engraving (17th century binding). A TOTAL OF NEARLY SIXTY PRINTS, MOST WITH FULL MARGINS. - VITA ET HISTORIA BEATÆ MARIÆ VIRGINIS MATRIS DEI [...] ab Israele in lucem edita [. ] Parisiis. [Paris, Israël Henriet, 1633]. Suite of 14 prints, including a title, at full margins, in proofs of the second of three states. Enriched here with another rare version of the Annunciation, engraved by the same artist, in fine proofs of the second of three states. Consisting of ff. 1 to 15 of the present collection. - MARTIRYUM APPOSTOLORUM [sic]. Israel excud[it] [Paris, Israël Henriet, 1634]. Suite of 16 prints at full margins, including a title and 15 plates numbered 1 to 14 with 2 different plates numbered 13. Rarely complete in fine proofs as here. Consisting of ff. 17 to 32 of the present collection. - LES PENITENTS ET PENITENTES. Israel ex[cudit] [Paris, Israël Henriet, 1632]. Suite of 5 unfinished prints by Jacques Callot, in proofs of the second of three states, under an engraved title by Abraham Bosse. Consisting of ff. 33 to 38 of the present collection. - LA PETITE PASSION]. S.l., Herman Weyen excud[it], s.d. Suite of 12 prints by Herman Weyen after the suite by Jacques Callot below, in full margins. Or, in the present collection, ff. 51 to 62. - LA PETITE PASSION]. [Paris], s.n., [1624]. Suite of 12 prints, in fine proofs of the first state, without margins ("to judge this series, it must be seen only in the fine proofs of the 1st state containing all the finesses", Jules Lieure, nos. 537-548). Plates applied to the versos of ff. 50 to 61, i.e. placed opposite the prints from Herman Weyen's suite above. - NOUVEAU TESTAMENT fait par Iacques Callot qui na sceu finir le reste prevenu de la mort, l'annee 1635. A Paris Israel Henriet ex[cudit] [1635]. Unfinished suite, comprising 10 broadside prints by Jacques Callot, in fine first state proofs except for the first, as always, under an engraved title by Abraham Bosse. Consisting of ff. 63 to 73 of the present collection. Bound with: - [COCHIN (Nicolas)]. [Passion du Christ]. [Paris], Herman Weyen excudit, s.d. Rare suite of 12 pieces in oval medallions, copper 60 x 46 mm. Consisting of ff. 39 to 50 of the present collection. - COCHIN (Nicolas). [La Parabole de l'Enfant prodigue]. [Paris], B. Moncornet, s.d. Suite of 4 etchings numbered 1 to 4. Consisting of ff. 75 to 78. - VALDOR (Jan). [Conversion de saint Paul]. S.l.n.d. Etching, copper 107 × 69 mm. Unknown to Hollstein, this print is a carbon copy of an engraving by Jacques Callot. This is f. 74 of the present collection. - Anonymous]. [Assomption]. S.l.n.d. Oval etching in medallion, unidentified; copper 87 x 68 mm. This is f. 16 of the present collection. Provenance: Pierre Berès.
