KÜSEL, Melchior. Gloria succumbent. Antiquit. ex Ruinar. Squalore conspicua, Augsburg: [circa 1670], oblong 4°, etched title and 24 views by Küsel after J. W. Bauer, stitched in old paper wrappers, manuscript title to front cover. [cf. Berlin Katalog 4463]

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KÜSEL, Melchior. Gloria succumbent. Antiquit. ex Ruinar. Squalore conspicua, Augsburg: [circa 1670], oblong 4°, etched title and 24 views by Küsel after J. W. Bauer, stitched in old paper wrappers, manuscript title to front cover. [cf. Berlin Katalog 4463]

Provenance

Lot 219 in the Kissner sale, Christie's 3 October 1990.

Lot Essay

FINE IMPRESSIONS. The first 6 of these etchings show views of Roman ruins, 5 views of the Colosseum, followed by 14 Italianate, possibly imaginary, landscapes. Küsel (1626-ca. 1683) was a member of the Augsburg family of engravers and goldsmiths and Baur (circa 1600-1640) was a Strassburg miniature painter who lived for many years in Rome and Italy.

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