New Hollstein (van Dyck) nr 53. Very good impression on laid paper of the last state. Rare marginal foxings; slight marginal oxidation. Edition about 1700. Wide margins.
Hollstein nr 1. Very good impression printed in black and two teintes d’ocre, of the only state, the tablet at foot bearing Melchior Tavernier’s address trimmed here, as often. Three short tears about 10 to 15 mm hastily restored on the edges; usual horizontal médian crease and some other creases.
Bartsch Ill. XXIX-78. Very good impression of the only state (?). Traces de plis dans les angles supérieurs, a rest of papier de montage collé au verso. Small margins. Watermark : ours or lion dans un écu.
Good impression on ocher wove paper, enhanced with watercolor by the artist. Oxidation at the window of an old mounting; marginal crease and tiny stains. Good margins. Edition probably of 12 impressions. Rare.
Clément-Janin nr 111 (II/III). Very good impression on japan paper of 2nd state (of 3), before the reduction of the platemark and the publication in Clément-Janin’s book “La Curieuse vie de Marcellin Desboutin”, 1922. Slight handling creases. Our impression is annotated at foot, among other things and with another hand “4e état 2e fil et […]