Bartsch nr 4; Brown nr 5 (I/V). Very good impression of the first state (of 5), before F. van Wyngaerde’s initials. Slight oxidation of the sheet, a few creases and tiny small defects. Small margins. Watermark : small cross in a oval (?).
Bartsch nr 3; Brown nr 13. Good impression of the only state. A few thin paper areas and stains, essentially in the angles, small marginal lacuna in the lower left corner and vertical median crease. Thread margins. Collector’s (?) or price indication with pen in the lower right corner. Watermark : madness.
Robert-Dumesnil nr 32 (I/II). Thuillier nr 181 (II/II). Very good impression trimmed at the platemark, of first plate (of 2), fefore Weyen’s address deletion. Fixed by the corner on wove paper; small skinned paper areas in the sky and vertical fold at right. Last plate of the set of six “Landscapes”. Ex collection Robert-Dumesnil (Lugt […]
I.F.F. nr 89. Exhib “La Gravure française à la Renaissance” nr 137; cf catalogue S. Lepape nr 474. Very good impression with the date de 1608 après le nom de l’éditeur, bien complète de la bordure. Rests of glue on le pourtour au verso; a small épidermure sur le pourpoint du dauphin and slight horizontal […]
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.