van Sasse, Jooste ; De Passe the Elder, Crisp... Lot n° 25

[Dwarf Theater]. Amsterdam Wilhelm Englebert Koning 1717 Set of 10 (of 12) etchings, central picture: 16,5 x 10,7 cm + frame: 30 x 19 cm, laid paper with wide margins: 35 x 23,5 cm (June and September lacking, soiled except 1 or 2 pls, some with large foxing & spots). Loose. Very rare 3rd part of the 2nd edition. Set of grotesque couples of dwarfs, each illustrating a month, engraved by Joost van Sasse (8) or J. v. Kralinge (2). Surrounded by a large ornamental frame inhabited by characters, scenes and amusing details engraved by van Sasse and "I.C.F." (Isidor Cooridon Fidelle, likely a pseudonym). Title in French and Dutch overhead and caption verses in German, French and Dutch beneath. Ref. Muller 3695b. Joined: [de PASSE, Crispijn (the Elder)].- [The months]. Set of 6 (of 13) etchings, 12 cm in a circle form (foxing). Ref. Hollstein 576-588 (without title, January, March-June, Oct.).-- "De vier tydperken van 's menschen leven". Allegorical etching, 19th. C. 27 x 32 cm. (Tog. 17 pcs.)