PRESTEL, Johann Gotlieb (1739-1808). Dessins des meilleurs Peintres des Pais-Bas, d'Allemagne et d'Italie; du Cabinet de Monsieur Gérard Joachim Schmidt. Vienna: Artaria, 1779. 2° (610 x 430mm). Engraved title within pen-and-ink oval border, and 30 aquatint and etched plates by Prestel, some printed in colour and some finished by hand, mounted on leaves with pen-and-ink and wash borders, some with manuscript captions. (Some discolouration and soiling mainly in the blank margins, some spotting.) Original drab boards (worn, stained, and soiled).
FIRST EDITION of this rare collection of plates at original size by Prestel after Rubens, van Dyck, Raphael, and others. ABPC records none sold at auction in over 35 years. The Schlosser copy (sold, Sotheby's New York, 17 June 1992, lot 491) was another work with a similar title, but later and with 37 plates. Brunet IV:865.
PRESTEL, Johann Gotlieb (1739-1808). Dessins des meilleurs Peintres des Pais-Bas, d'Allemagne et d'Italie; du Cabinet de Monsieur Gérard Joachim Schmidt. Vienna: Artaria, 1779. 2° (610 x 430mm). Engraved title within pen-and-ink oval border, and 30 aquatint and etched plates by Prestel, some printed in colour and some finished by hand, mounted on leaves with pen-and-ink and wash borders, some with manuscript captions. (Some discolouration and soiling mainly in the blank margins, some spotting.) Original drab boards (worn, stained, and soiled).
FIRST EDITION of this rare collection of plates at original size by Prestel after Rubens, van Dyck, Raphael, and others. ABPC records none sold at auction in over 35 years. The Schlosser copy (sold, Sotheby's New York, 17 June 1992, lot 491) was another work with a similar title, but later and with 37 plates. Brunet IV:865.
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