The Seven Virtues: Six Plates, by P. Galle
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After Pieter Breughel the Elder
The Seven Virtues: Six Plates, by P. Galle
engravings, from the set of seven, lacking Bast. 137, generally superb, rich, and dark impressions, Bast. 134 with watermark High Crown, the plates with margins at the top and bottom, otherwise trimmed close to and in a few places just inside the borderline, Bast. 132 with a short tear at the lower edge, Bast. 133 with an unobtrusive printer's crease at the lower edge extending to the head of Hope and a surface loss at the left, Bast. 134 with a small hole above centre, Bast. 135 with two tears and a small loss near the left edge, Bast. 136 with two small surface losses near the left edge, Bast. 138 with a loss at the lower left corner and with another smaller loss at the left edge, some old staining and discoloration, other lesser defects, generally in good condition, all but Bast. 134 laid on card, all framed
averaging S. 232 x 294mm. (6)
The Seven Virtues: Six Plates, by P. Galle
engravings, from the set of seven, lacking Bast. 137, generally superb, rich, and dark impressions, Bast. 134 with watermark High Crown, the plates with margins at the top and bottom, otherwise trimmed close to and in a few places just inside the borderline, Bast. 132 with a short tear at the lower edge, Bast. 133 with an unobtrusive printer's crease at the lower edge extending to the head of Hope and a surface loss at the left, Bast. 134 with a small hole above centre, Bast. 135 with two tears and a small loss near the left edge, Bast. 136 with two small surface losses near the left edge, Bast. 138 with a loss at the lower left corner and with another smaller loss at the left edge, some old staining and discoloration, other lesser defects, generally in good condition, all but Bast. 134 laid on card, all framed
averaging S. 232 x 294mm. (6)
Literature
Bastelaer, Hollstein 132-6, 138; Lari 127-31, 33