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Gravures anciennes – Oude prenten261 [Flemish]WIERIX, Johannes. After Albrecht DÜRER - Melancolia I.1514 [1602].Engraving, 18,7 x 23,7 cm, lettered on image ‘MELENCOLIA I’, signed withDürer’s monogram and dated ‘1514’ bottom right, Wierix’ signature is as oftenremoved (trimmed outside the borderline). Stuck by upper corners under passepartout.2.000 / 2.500 €Excellent copy made by Wierix in 1602 of Dürer’s fabulous allegoricalrepresentation of the melancholic temperament as a woman wearing awreath seated amongst a bell, an hourglass, scales, a magic square, carpentrytools and a sphere. Without the filling between «Melancolia» and «I» andwithout the correction of the numbers characterising Dürer’s second state,all typical for Wierix’ edition although his signature was -as often is the caseremoved.Ref. Mauquoy-Hendrickx 1556. - Hollstein (German) VII: 75.264 [French]BOISSIEU, Jean-Jacques de. After Karel DUJARDIN - «Lespetits charlatans». 1772.Etching and drypoint, 25,5 x 33 cm, signed and dated in pl.: «J.J.D.B., 1772» and«K. du Jardin, 1687» (sl. toned, sm. tear with loss of image upper right corner,trimmed at framing lines with small lower text margin). Under gilt passe-partout,under glass and gilt frame, not studied outside frame (sm. def. at frame).150 / 200 €262 [Flemish]WIERIX, Johannes. After Albrecht DÜRER - The knight, deathand the devil. Antwerp, 1564.Engraving, 24,1 x 18,5 cm, laid paper, signed and dated in plate «AE 15» (trimmedsl.short, within the borderline). Stuck by upper corners under passe-partout. Fine,dark and uniform impression.1.000 / 1.200 €Countryfolk gathered before a makeshift stage where three men dressed ascharacters from the Commedia dell’arte are either trying to sell some medicine,or they are mocking the tradition of itinerant quack doctors. One of the men,dressed in white and wearing a mask, sits in front of the stage and plucks a stringinstrument; his companion, a man dressed in black, stands on the tip of his toes onthe stage; behind him hangs a poster representing a nobleman holding a jar of theconcoction; a third man peeks from behind a curtain. Roman ruins in background.Lettered below image: «gravé d’après Le Tableau de Karle du jardin tiré du Cabinetde Monseiur Blondel de Gagny / Receveur general Des Finances». The painting inquestion was in the collection of Blondel de Gagny; after the latter’s death (1776)it was bought by Blondel Dazincourt, and then by Louis XVI in 1783. It is now in theMusée du Louvre, Paris (inv.no.1394). 4th state (of 6).Ref. Perez 63.VIII - Inv. Fonds Français 63.A reverse copy of Wierix of Dürer’s most famous print, part of the so-called«Meisterstiche». The print is a reflection on the vanities and temporality of life.Ref. Mauquoy-Hendrickx 1484. - New Hollstein (The Wierix family) VII:1996263 [French]4 Ornament prints. 16th c.Etchings, 11 x 9,5 cm (plate mark), laid paper, wide margins, unsigned, numberedin pl. Stuck on paper by upper edge.150 / 200 €Very rare late 16th-century ornament prints with designs for portals anddecorative hangers composed from mythological creatures such as centaurs,mermaids and dolphins. Stylistically related to similar designs by the famousFrench architect and designer Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (1515-1585) or theschool of Fontainebleau. Part of a larger series, nos. 3-6.Joined: 5 small ornament prints with floral motives, approx. 9 x 4 cm., glued onmod. paper, French, 17th c. (6 pcs)265 [French]BONNET, Louis-Marin. After Jean-Baptiste LE PRINCE -Russian lady. Paris, c. 1762-1776.Crayon-manner printed in red and black, 29,5 x 20,5 cm (browned around theedges affecting the image, sm. brown stains in centre). Stuck under passe-partout,under wooden gilt frame, descriptive label on verso (flaking paint, several sm. def.at frame, not studied outside frame).120 / 150 €A rare rococo print with a Russian lady at a reading table. The print is made toimitate the drawing by Le Prince (1734-1781).266 [French]BOUZONNET STELLA, Claudine. After Jacques STELLA -Les jeux et plaisris [sic] de l’enfance. Paris, [Claudine BouzonnetStella], 1657 [1637].8vo oblong: 48 engravings (some foxing, lack of paper on a2 and c7). 18th orearly 19th c. half sheep, sprinkled paper covers (edges and corners bumped, a fewstains and repairs).1.000 / 1.500 €Series of 48 engr. depicting traditional children’s games by Claudine BouzonnetStella (1641-1697), niece of Jacques Stella and considered to be one of themost excellent engravers of the 17th c. Exceptional edition without any pagenumbering but with a complete list of signatures from a1 to f8, or 48 pl. intotal. Compared to the numbered edition described by Weigert, our copy hasneither a coat of arms, nor the pl. 2 «Le Dada» and pl. 27 «La Paume». One ofthe 2 pl. named «Le Sabot» by Weigert is entitled «Le volant». Also, the order ofARENBERG AUCTIONS • 19.10.2019 • 85