CALLOT (Jacques). Collection of 5 etched suites,... Lot 4

CALLOT (Jacques). Collection of 5 etched suites, bound in a volume in-12, granite calf, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt designs, marbled edges, metal clasps; binding a little worn with a dented spine, tear at the upper cover, dull corners, brown and red stains in the margins of some of the prints, trace of an ex-libris vignette on the upper flyleaf, old handwritten ex-libris notation formerly crossed out on the first print (17th century binding). IN TOTAL NEARLY SIXTY PRINTS, MOST OF THEM WITH FULL MARGINS. - VITA ET HISTORIA BEATÆ MARIÆ VIRGINIS MATRIS DEI [...] ab Israele in lucem edita [...] Parisisiis. [Paris, Israël Henriet, 1633]. Suite of 14 prints, including a title, in full margins, in proofs of the second state out of three (Lieure, nos. 1357-1370). Enriched here also with another rare version of the Annunciation, engraved by the same artist, in a fine proof of the second state out of three (Lieure, no. 1371) That is, ff. 1 to 15 of the present collection. - MARTIRYUM APPOSTOLORUM [sic]. Israel excud[it] [Paris, Israël Henriet, 1634]. Suite of 16 prints at all margins, that is to say a title and 15 plates numbered 1 to 14 with 2 different plates numbered 13. Rarely complete in fine proofs as here (Leure, nos. 1386-1401). That is, ff. 17 to 32 of the present collection. - LES PENITENTS ET PENITENTES. Israel ex[cudit] [Paris, Israël Henriet, 1632]. Suite of 5 prints by Jacques Callot remaining unfinished, in proofs of the second state of three (Lieure, nos. 1315-1319), under an engraved title by Abraham Bosse (Lothe, no. 1035). That is, ff. 33 to 38 of the present collection. - LA PETITE PASSION]. S.l., Herman Weyen excud[it], s.d. Suite of 12 prints by Herman Weyen after the suite of Jacques Callot hereafter, in all margins. That is, in the present collection, ff. 51 to 62. - LA PETITE PASSION]. [Paris], s.n., [1624]. Suite of 12 prints, in fine first state proofs, without margins (Lieure, nos. 537-548: "to judge this series, it is necessary to see it only in the fine first state proofs containing all the finenesses"). Plates applied to the versos of ff. 50-61, i.e. placed opposite the prints of the Herman Weyen suite above. - NOUVEAU TESTAMENT fait par Iacques Callot qui na sceu finir le reste prevenu de la mort, l'annee 1635. A Paris Israel Henriet ex[cudit] [1635]. Unfinished suite, comprising 10 broadsides by Jacques Callot, in fine first state proofs except for the first one, as always (Lieure, nos. 1418-1427), under an engraved title by Abraham Bosse (Lothe, no. 1037). That is, ff. 63 to 73 of the present collection. Bound with: - [COCHIN (Nicolas)]. [Passion du Christ]. [Paris], Herman Weyen excudit, s.d. Suite of 12 pieces in oval medallions, copperplate 60 x 46 mm (IFF, XVIIe, t. III, n° 201-212, where this rare suite is cited only from Mariette's notes). That is to say ff. 39 to 50 of the present collection. - COCHIN (Nicolas). [The Parable of the Prodigal Son]. [Paris], B. Moncornet, s.d. Suite of 4 etchings numbered 1 to 4 (IFF, XVIIe, t. III, n° 387-390). i.e. ff. 75 to 78. - VALDOR (Jan). [Conversion of Saint Paul]. Etching, copper 107 × 69 mm. Unknown to Hollstein, this print is a counterpart copy of an engraving by Jacques Callot (Lieure, no. 676). This is f. 74 of the present collection. - Anonymous]. [Assumption]. Oval etching in medallion, unidentified; copper 87 x 68 mm. This is f. 16 of the present collection. Provenance: Pierre Berès.