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50 SLUYTER, Pieter
- Frontispiece
of Arnoldus Landreben’s “Over de Brieven aan de
Thessalonicensen”, Franeker, Leonard Strik, 1702. Drawing on paper, c. 18,8 x 13,5 cm (sm. def. at
corners). In good condition.
Cfr. ill.
300/500
Nice drawing by the Dutch artist Pieter Sluyter (1675-1713), brown and black ink. On reverse a
fragment of an engraving with an astronomical instrument.
Ref.
STCN (ill.!).
51 [Teniers, after]
-
SORNIQUE, D.
- Les délices de la tabagie, XVIIIe s. Gravure, Paris, Basan
(corrigé en DOL), “graveur, rue St Jacques” (corrigé en “rue Melle no. 47”), Amsterstam, P.
Fouquet, vélin. Sous passe-partout, verre et cadre (non désencadrée).
100/200
Gravure dédiée à M. Marin de la Haye, figurant 3 fumeurs assis, un quittant le local et 2 personnages
se réchauffant devant le feu.
52 VAENIUS, Otto
- Vita D. Thomae Aquinatis. Antwerp, at the expense of Otho Vaenius, 1610, 4to,
cardboard with cloth spine, engr. title & 17 pl. (some staining not affecting the pl., title somewhat
soiled).
150/250
1st impression
of one to the rare works of the engraver Vaenius (1556-1629): engr. title and 17
numb. pl. engr. by
C. Boel
,
E. Van Paenderen
,
G. Swanenburgh
and
C. Galle
, with explanatory
text.
Ref.
Funck p. 404. BN Paris (1). Not in Simoni (BL London), Matagne (Namur).
53 VAN DEN BOSSCHE, Elias
- The Passion, s.d. Suite of 6 tool engravings after Christoph Schwarz
(München c. 1545-1592), publ. by Perus Overraat, 28,2 x 18,4 cm, laid paper 40 x 28 cm; Latin
captions. Marg. staining, some minor marg. wormholes.
100/200
Very nice suite of scenes from the passion of Christ engraved by E. Van den Bossche, who was active
from 1600 to 1620 in Germany and Flanders. This suite was published by P. Overradt who worked
in Cologne.
Ref.
Hollstein III: W.2 (5 plates). Thieme-Beker IV, p. 391.
We join
: Jesus as child teaching in the Temple, anonymous engr., 16,5 x 11,5 cm (folds, marg. tear).
(7 pcs)
54 VAN NOORT, Adam
- [Walking couple], s.d. Lavis drawing on laid paper, 17,7 x 13,6 cm; signed
in the lower left corner “Adam van Oort”. Trimmed to the border, stuck by 2 corners on paper.
200/3000
Very fine lavis drawing of a walking couple staying under a porch, with in the background a small
landscape with a chapel. A. van Noort (1561-1641), Flemish painter and draughtsman, was a
teacher of Rubens, Jordaens, etc. and dean of the Guild of St Luke (1598/99).
Ref.
Thieme-Becker
XXV p. 510
55 VAN OSTADE, Adriaen
- 38 engravings, 17th c. or later impressions (mostly). Pasted by corners
or underlaid. Good general condition.
300/400
Interesting documentary set representing a large part of Van Ostade’s engraved production. I.e.
Bust of a laughing peasant, Hollstein 1,
2 copies
. - Bust of a peasant, H. 2. - Peasant in a pointed
fur cap, H. 3,
2
copies
. - Bust of a laughing peasant, H. 4. - Smoker leaning on the back of a chair,
H. 6,
2 copies
. - The organ-grinder, H. 8. - Peasant leaning on his doorway, H. 9. - Village romance,
H. 11. - Man and woman conversing, H. 12. - Mother with 2 children, H. 14,
2 copies
. - The empty
jug, H. 15. - The doll, H. 16. - The schoolmaster, H. 17. - Peasant with his hands behind his back, H.
21. - Peasant with his hand in his cloak, H. 22. - The barn, H. 23. - The couple walking, H. 24. - The
smoker and the drinker, H. 24a. - The woman winding upon a reel, H. 25. - The anglers, H. 26. - 3
grotesque figures, H. 28
+ 1 reverse copy
. - The pater familias, H. 33. - Saying grace, H. 34. - The
knifegrinder, H. 36. - The wandering musicians, H. 38. - The 2 gossips, H. 40. - The peasant settling
his debt, H. 42,
2 copies
. -The hunchbacked fiddler, H. 44. - The dance under the treillis, H. 47. - The
fair, H. 48. - The dance in the inn, H. 49. - The breakfast, H. 50.
Ref.
Cp. Hollstein XV, passim.
We join
7 other engr., 1 attr. to Van Ostade but probably by W. Basse, 2 after Van Ostade, 1 after Van
Mieris and 3 by or after D. Teniers.
1...,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,...432
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