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BLOEMAERT, Abraham (1566 - 1651) after, by Frederik BLOEMAERT (circa 1610 - circa 1669).
The Drawing Book of Abraham Bloemart (Hollstein 36-155)
the complete set of 120 engravings with the chiaroscuro woodcut title page, circa 1679, good impressions of the First Edition, published by Nicolaes Visscher, Amsterdam; together with three further series, comprising 40 plates including three title pages by and after the same hands; all with occasional pale foxing, spotting and paper toning, with gilt edges, in a contemporary calf binding.
Plates : 8½ x 6¾ in. (215 x 170 mm.) (and similar)
Sheets: 12¾ x 9 in. (325 x 230 mm.)
Provenance:
Acquired from Ars Libri, 1981.
The Drawing Book of Abraham Bloemart (Hollstein 36-155)
the complete set of 120 engravings with the chiaroscuro woodcut title page, circa 1679, good impressions of the First Edition, published by Nicolaes Visscher, Amsterdam; together with three further series, comprising 40 plates including three title pages by and after the same hands; all with occasional pale foxing, spotting and paper toning, with gilt edges, in a contemporary calf binding.
Plates : 8½ x 6¾ in. (215 x 170 mm.) (and similar)
Sheets: 12¾ x 9 in. (325 x 230 mm.)
Provenance:
Acquired from Ars Libri, 1981.