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- Jacques Callot
- Les grandes misères et les malheurs de la guerre
Jacques Callot
Les grandes misères et les malheurs de la guerre
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master Prints, Lot 91
2. Jul - 2. Jul 2024
Old Master Prints, Lot 91
2. Jul - 2. Jul 2024
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
JACQUES CALLOT (1592-1635)
Les grandes misères et les malheurs de la guerre
the complete set of 18 etchings including title-page
1633
on laid paper, eight sheets with watermark Posthorn (similar to Lieure 44-46), the others without watermark
a very fine set, with strong contrasts, the lightly etched backgrounds printing clearly
the title third, final state, the others second state (of three), with plate numbers but before the erasure of Silvestre’s address
the title with wide margins, the others trimmed to or on the platemark
generally in very good condition
Title-page 216 x 298 mm. - Sam Josefowitz (1921-2015), Lithuania, Switzerland, USA and Eng
Les grandes misères et les malheurs de la guerre
the complete set of 18 etchings including title-page
1633
on laid paper, eight sheets with watermark Posthorn (similar to Lieure 44-46), the others without watermark
a very fine set, with strong contrasts, the lightly etched backgrounds printing clearly
the title third, final state, the others second state (of three), with plate numbers but before the erasure of Silvestre’s address
the title with wide margins, the others trimmed to or on the platemark
generally in very good condition
Title-page 216 x 298 mm. - Sam Josefowitz (1921-2015), Lithuania, Switzerland, USA and Eng
