207* Pontius (Paulus, 1603-1658). Frederick, Prince of Arau, fine large engraved portrait by Pontius after Van Dyck, published by C. vander Stock, central horizontal crease, one or two short closed marginal tears, repaired, some restrengthening to central horizontal crease and edges, plate size 48 x 34.5cm (19 x 13.5ins), sheet size 50.5 x 37cm (20 x 14.5ins), with green collectors mark vB to verso, together with Jode (Petrus de), Johanna de Blois, fine etching on laid paper, with foolscap watermark, by De Jode after Van Dyck, published by Gillis Hendricx, trimmed to plate mark, 265 x 195mm (10.5 x 7.75ins), with green collectors stamp vB to verso, and rectangular stamp W.S.A. also, plus other similar engraved and etched portraits after Van Dyck, including Paulus Pontius, Jacobus de Breuck and Cornelius vander Geest (by Paulus Pontius), Maria Margareta de Barlemont, by Jacques Neefs (1610-1660), Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, by D. Vorsterman, Fredericus de Marselaer, by Adrian Lommelin, Anthonius van Opstal by Jacobus de Man, Rapin de Thoyras by George Vertue (1734), a pillage scene by Johann Sadeler and Jost Amman, and two etchings of cows by Schweickhardth, published by Josiah Boydell, 1788, many with collectors marks vB and W.S.A. to verso (13)
209* Van Dyck (Anthony, 1599-1641). Adam van Noort, etching on laid paper, with partial foolscap watermark, trimmed just inside platemark, some restoration and archival restrengthening to margins, 240 x 151mm (9.5 x 6ins), together with Vorsterman (Lucas Emil, 1595-1675), Anthony Van Dyck, copper engraving on laid paper, with shield and crown watermark, short margins, plate size 26 x 16.8cm (10.25 x 6.5ins), plus Vorsterman (Lucas II, 1624c.1670), Lucas Vorsterman, copper engraving by Lucas Vorsterman after Van Dyck, on laid paper, thread margins, 25.3 x 17.8cm (10 x 7ins), remains of tab mounts to top margin, lower outer corners thinned to verso, with very slight loss to lower left corner, and three other similar engraved portraits, including one other by Vorsterman (Lucas I, 1595-1675), Johann III, Count of Nassau-Siegen, copper engraving on laid paper, trimmed to plate mark, 24.4 x 20.3cm (9.6 x 8ins), and two copper engravings by Schelte Adams Bolswert, 1586-1659 after Anthony Van Dyck, of the artist Adriaen Brouwer, and the philosopher and scholar Justus Libsius, all on laid paper, the latter two plates with good margins A group of prints from Van Dyck’s celebrated Iconography, first published by Martin van den Enden in the 1620s and 30s, and re-issued by Gillis Hendricx in 1645. (6) £200-300
£300-500
208* Preissler (Johann Justin, 1698-1771). Fortsetzung der durch Theorie erfundenen Practic. Oder Grundlich-verfasste Reguln derer man sich als einer Unleitung zu beruhmter Kunstlere ZeichenWercken bestens bedienen kan, Vierter Theil, Nuremberg, Johann Joseph Fleischmann, 1778, printed title and 6 pp. of preliminary text, eighteen copper engraved studies of the human figure, some minor marks and light waterstaining, contemp. plain boards, somewhat worn with backstrip partly def., slim folio
210* Vernet (Carle, 1758-1836). Arabian horse running free, lithograph, 43 x 56cm (17 x 22ins), together with another similar litho. by Vernet depicting an Arabian being groomed, both in antique gilt frames (2)
The fourth part of this reprinted edition issued in four parts in Nuremberg between 1778 and 1783. (1) £70-100
70
£70-100