Collaert, Adriaen ; De Vos, Maarten Lot n° 525

COLLAERT, Adriaen. After Maarten de Vos The Four Seasons. Antwerp Adriaen Collaert 1570-1618 2 (of 4) engravings, 21,5 x 25 cm, laid paper, signed in the plate at lower edge "M. de Vos inven./ Adriaen Collaert Sculp. et excudit" (sl. toned, lower and upper text margins trimmed at left and right, some brown stains). Stuck under passe-partout. Autumn and Winter from the Four Seasons series (4 pl.) with allegorical representations of the seasons (Bacchus and Aeolus), seasonal activities in the background and on top three Zodiac signs. Second and final state. Ref. New Hollstein (Collaert Dynasty), 1324-1325.2. Joined: Unidentified engraver - Death of Adonis. Engraving and etching, 12 x 20 cm, laid paper, unsigned (heavy creases and old repairs, dampstain, sm. pouncing hole). (3 pcs)