Hoffman (Ernst Theodor Amadeus): Prinzessin Brambilla, ein capriccio nach Jakob Callot, Breslau, Josef Max, 1821, 8vo, first edition, 8 aquatint engravings by C.F. Thiele after Callot (light spotting, later leaves damp-stained at lower outer corners) , modern boards with parts of the original wrappers laid down. [Wilpert/Guehring 568.21]

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Hoffman (Ernst Theodor Amadeus): Prinzessin Brambilla, ein capriccio nach Jakob Callot, Breslau, Josef Max, 1821, 8vo, first edition, 8 aquatint engravings by C.F. Thiele after Callot (light spotting, later leaves damp-stained at lower outer corners) , modern boards with parts of the original wrappers laid down. [Wilpert/Guehring 568.21]

Lot Essay

Hoffman, one of the last of the German Romantics, was fascinated by the art of Callot. In Princess Brambilla, Callot's figures of the Commedia dell' Arte are introduced into a fairy-tale.

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