[Bible scenes] - 8 engravings, end 16th - begin 17th c., 7 publ. by Jean Messager and 1 by Nicolaes Lauwers; engr. names, Latin & French captions below. Some marg. waterstains & wormholes, some soiled & frayed edges.
Estimation :
€ 120/180
Adjudication :
Invendu
Description
Set of fine engrs showing scenes of the lives of Christ and saints, by i.a. I. Picquet, M. Messager and L. Gaultier, publ. by Jean Messager (Paris, 1580 - 1649), tool engraver, editor and salesman of engravings: S. Nicolaus de Tollentino (...), vixit anno 1247. - vita sanctae Mariae Magdalenae, Picquet, +/- 27 x 20 cm, portrait of saints surrounded by 12 scenes of their life. Very clear impressions. - B. Felicis devotio in sanctissimu. Puerum iesum et B.virgine, Picquet, 29,5 x 21 cm. - virgo moritura ab apostolis honoratur. - Maria virgo a parentibus in templo praesentatur, L. Gaultier, 28 x 20 cm. Clear impressions (some ink scribbling on 1 pl.). - [choire of blessed], 28 x 20 cm. Clear impression. - ecce agnus dei, engr. by Michel Messager, 27 x 19 cm. - angeli domini sunt custodes (...), publ. by N. Lauwers, 32 x 23,5 cm (some ink scribbling).
