[2 RELIGIOUS ESTAMPES 17th century WITH LANDSCAPES] 2 religi - Lot 413

Lot n° 413
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80 - 100 EUR
Result : NC
[2 RELIGIOUS ESTAMPES 17th century WITH LANDSCAPES] 2 religi - Lot 413
[2 RELIGIOUS ESTAMPES 17th century WITH LANDSCAPES] 2 religious copper engravings mid 17th century, probably including Christ and Mary Magdalene, in a landscape of a grotto and tall trees (ca. 235 x 325 mm), and Christ dictating to St. John with an eagle by his side in a landscape of a grotto with two disciples and a city by the sea, Ephesus ? (ca. 230 x 320 mm in line), trimmed and pasted at the corners on paper. Painter and engravers not identified. Good condition despite some minor stains or foxing. of a set of about 500 prints of various sizes from the 16th to the 19th century, coming from the Touraine descent of the collection of Jean-Joseph CARLIER (1794-1874), historian and writer, continued by his son Louis CARLIER (1846-1921), journalist close to the Saint-Simonian movement, and his grandson Pierre CARLIER (1877-1923), former consul general in Usbuk (Turkey). This collection, started and formed mainly in the early and mid-19th century, includes five prints from the MARIETTE collection, initialled and dated on the back in pen and ink by Pierre II MARIETTE (1634-1716). These last ones come most probably from the MARIETTE sale of 1775. Some lots have been joined with the handwritten documents concerning them by Jean-Joseph CARLIER. The description has been as precise as possible, but does not exclude small defects, visible on the photos. The prints are almost all copper engravings, etchings or burins, and unless otherwise stated, are fixed by glue dots on strong 19th century paper and are sold as is. The dimensions are taken at the bowl unless otherwise stated.
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