Hollstein nr142. Very good impression. A few small thin areas paper, mostly on the corners and rubbing traces. Thread margins. Our impression dates from the early days of the mezzotint technique. From an unidentified collection.

Goncourt nr 1 Dacies and Vuaflart nr 130 (V/VII). Very good impression of 4th state (of 6), with the letter and the retouching by Simonneau, but before Chéreau’s address. Small margins.

Jean Baptiste MONNOYER
1635 Lille + 1699 Londres
Etching

Jean BENJAMIN CONSTANT
1845 Paris + 1902 Paris
Etching

Herold n°4 (II/II). Deux belles épreuves, l’une avec l’avertissement ici manuscrit, du 2e état (sur 2), avec les modifications dans la lettre, imprimée en noir (1er tirage) et en bistre. Quelques déchirures et traces de plis à l’une; quelques taches. Sans marges ou petites marges. Planche de titre du “Premier cahier” de six pièces d’après […]

Jean Charles FRANÇOIS
1717 Nancy + 1769 Paris
Engraving in chalk manner after Aubry

Herold nr 43. Very good impression printed in sepia of the only state (?). A few tiny pinpoint; some slight creases, mostly marginal; a few marginal smears. Good margins. Ex collection J. Herold (without mark).

Jean COUVAY
ca 1622 Arles + ca 1675 Paris
Burin d’après Huret

Jean DUPLESSIS BERTAUX
1747 Paris + 1820 Paris
Engraving

Jean Émile LABOUREUR
1877 Nantes + 1943 Pénestin
Engraving

1877 Nantes + 1943 Pénestin

Jean Emile LABOUREUR
1877 Nantes + 1943 Pénestin
Woodcut

S. Laboureur nr 123. Very good impression on wove paper, signed and annotated “25 ep”. Edition of 25 or 30 impressions. Good margins. According to S. Laboureur, this stamp was printing on 30 impressions.

Jean Émile LABOUREUR

S. Laboureur nr 623. Very good impression on thin japan paper, of the only state, signed and numbered by blue pencel, du tirage de 1910 à 4 épreuves. Slight épidermure marginale en haut à droite. Small margins. Contrairement à la justification, le tirage total ne se monte qu’à 19 épreuves, dont seulement dix du vivant […]

I.F.F. nr 40. Good impression of the first state (of 2), before the flower garland and the complete letter. Some very short tears on the edges, the most important 6mm inlet on the platemark; many creases mainly soft; slight stains. Thread margins or small margins. Watermark : name of paper manufacturer (D. Tamizier).