Prenner, Anton Joseph von - [Theatrum artis pictoriae, quo tabulae depictae quæ in Caesarea Vindobonensi pinacotheca servantur, leviore caelatura aeri insculptae exhibentur. Vienna, 1723- 1733], folio, quarter sheep signed H[en]ri Sele Anvers (sl.
Estimation :
€1000/1500
Adjudication :
840 €
Description
rubbed, corners rounded), spine on 5 raised bands (sl. rubbed), red leather label, 102 pl. (1 shorter, 13 trimmed to the frame and pasted on later ff.; some pl. in lighter impression). Series often referred to as the “Galerie impériale de Vienne”. Containing 102 (of 160) plates inscribed in rococo frames printed from separate plates (total size +/ 31,5 x 25,5 cm), representing paintings from the collection of the Habsburg emperor charles vi. Mostly alphabetically arranged, from christoph amberger to titian, with also Bassano, Bauditz, Borbus, Bril, carrache, van dyck, espagnolet, Feistenberger, Jordaens, Palma, rembrandt, rubens etc. French ms. t.-p. added with stamp J.L. Malthe’s Samling (not in Lugt), some marg. ms notes. Mod. stamp. Ref. Brunet IV, 862. cOPac. Bn-Opale plus.
