Abraham BOSSE (1602/04 - 1676) et divers Lot n° 119

Abraham BOSSE (1602/04 - 1676) and others The Wise Virgins and the Mad Virgins, plate 5. Ceremony observed at the Marriage Contract made at Fontainebleau in the presence of their majesties... Etching. Nice proofs, the first copper-cut with slight stains and thinning, needle holes at the top, small restored lack at the lower left; the second cut to the subject on three sides (trimmed before the plate cut), with a tear on the right edge, vertical median fold, some stains and minor surface removals. 25.7 x 31.8cm. 27 x 32cm. (Duplessis 47, 1223). - Vignette of figures. a few stains, foxing, small lacks and accidents in the edges (D.713). 11.5 x 6.7cm. With : - Landscape after Van der Meulen, engraved by A.Bauduins, pastedown. 17,5 x 26,3cm. - Figure of a hermit, anonymous engraving XVIIth, small stains, slight lack. 14 x18,2cm. - "La Clochette" illustration after Moreau le Jeune, engraved by de Villiers, proof before the letter, slight foxing. 13 x 8,1cm. - The Fortune Teller, after Watteau, engraved by L.Cars. Yellowed, cut and pasted with stains and accidents. Set of 7 plates.