ABRAHAM BOSSE (1602-1678)

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02.07.2024 11:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 93 | ABRAHAM BOSSE (1602-1678)
ABRAHAM BOSSE (1602-1678)
Les Imprimeurs en taille-douce & Les Graveurs en taille-douce (Two Plates)
two etchings
1642-43
on laid paper, one with watermark Coat of Arms with countermark Letters (similar to Heawood 649, circa 1640), the other without watermark
very fine, rich and luminous impressions
printing with great clarity and contrasts, the text guidelines still present
with margins
generally in good condition
Plate 257 x 323 mm., Sheet 288 x 372 mm. (D. 1387)
Plate 258 x 328 mm., Sheet 265 x 388 mm. (D. 1388)




Provenance

Sam Josefowitz (1921-2015), Lithuania, Switzerland, USA and England (Lugt 6094); then by descent to the present owners.



Literature

Duplessis 1387-88
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