THE SAM JOSEFOWITZ COLLECTION: A LIFETIME OF DISCOVERY AND SCHOLARSHIP
JACQUES CALLOT (1592-1635)
Les grandes misères et les malheurs de la guerre
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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.
Sheets 83 x 192 mm. (and similar)(18)
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.
Sheets 83 x 192 mm. (and similar)(18)
Provenance
Sam Josefowitz (1921-2015), Lithuania, Switzerland, USA and England (Lugt 6094); then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Lieure 1339-1356
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Stefano Franceschi
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