New Hollstein nr 335 (II/III). Very good impression of 2d state (od 3), with P. Galle’s address. A few very rare foxings or pinpoint; a pinhole and et a few slight creases. Good margins. Plate to the set of “New inventions of modern times”, 1588-1591.
New Hollstein nr 329 (I/III). Very good impression of first state (of 3), before name of editor change. Oxidation of the sheet; slight vertical creases, notably median and some tiny pinholes. Good margins. Plate to the set of twenty, whose a title, relating “Les nouvelles inventions des temps modernes”, ca 1591. Watermark : crowned double […]
New Hollstein nr 337 (II/III). Very good impression of 2nd state (of 3) with the number and P. Galle’s address. A few small pinholes at top; a few rare small foxings; some creases; small thin paper areas à la pointe des angles inférieurs. Watermark : double C crowned. Plate to the set of a title […]
New Hollstein (Stradanus) nr 327 (I/III). Very good impression of first state (of 3), awith Philippe Galle’s address. Some tiny pinholes; some very rare stains and slight creases mostly marginal. Good margins. Plate to the set of “New inventions of Modern Times”. Watermark : double C crowned.
New Hollstein nr 333 (II/IV). Good impression of 2nd state (of 4), with Galle’s address. Creases, notably vertical median; tiny pinhole; small defects notably at the tip of a wing and rare stains. Good margins. Platefor the set of “Nouvelles Inventions des Temps Modernes”, 1588-1591.
I.F.F. nr 312 (II/II). Good impression. Slight median creases; some small skinned paper areas and small accidents on the edges; small tear in the sky. Watermark : double-headed eagle.
I.F.F. nr 314 (II/II). Very good impression. Some stains in the sky; rare skinned paper areas; small tear repair in the letter. Thread margins. Plate for the “Collection des Ports de France”.
I.F.F. nr 315 (II/II). Very good impression. Some skillful small repairs in the sky. Rare skinned paper areas in the letter; two or three tiny repairs in the letter and tiny stains. Small margins or thread margins on three edges.
I.F.F. nr 313 (II/II). Very good impression. Tiny thin paper areas on the edges and tiny stains in the sky. Small margin at foot. Watermark : double-headed eagle.
Robert Dumesnil nr 44 (III/III). Good impression of the last state, with the last works. The tablet at foot slightly trimmed of 8mm. Small margins on three sides. Slight creases in the corners; two pinhole. Edition probably of XIXth century.
Hollstein nr 1281 (I/II). Good impression trimmed at the platemark, of first state (of two), before the inscription at the top and Galle’s name. Creases and vertical fold open at foot; some stains; point of the lower right angle ripped off; formerly backed; some thin paper areas; rests of mounting paper and of glue on […]
Woodcut in clair-obscur after P. de Caravaggio (?)
Dimension: 149 mm x 391 mm
Bartsch nr 25 (U. da Carpi); Bartsch Ill nr 25; cf Takahatake “The chiarosccuro wwodcut in Renaissance Italy” p. 130. Good impression printed in two plates of tons and a plate of trait, of 2nd state (of 2), du tirage d’A. Andreani ca 1608-1609. Vertical median fold; some rare creases; contrecollée.