CHALON, Christina & Jan 57 engravings, 2nd half 18th c. (or later imprints ?).
Estimation :
200 / 300
Adjudication :
360 €
Description
Christina (Amsterdam 1748-Leiden 1808), from a family of painters, engravers and musicians - 29 pcs, various papers & sizes, 7 pasted by corners on 2 ff., the others printed on 13 ff. Includes a suite of 24 engr. by Pieter de Mare (1758-1796) after Christina Chalon, numb. 1/2/3, 4/5, 7/8, 9/10, 13, 16/17, 18/19, 21, 29, 30, 31, 33 & 34, with numb. 33 & 34 in 3 states (1st state, etching with the name of Christina, 2nd state, etching and tool engr., 3rd state, id., with the name of P. de Mare). Nice set in the style of Van Ostade, representing popular types, women and babies, family scenes, interior scenes, children, a little school... Jan (Amsterdam 1749-London 1795), brother of Christina - 28 pcs, various sizes, 2 under passe-partout, the others pasted by corners on 5 ff. Three family scenes, the others consisting in studies of heads in the style of Rembrandt.
