Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre

Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre - Dix huit eaux fortes signées

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Technique:

Lot n° 340
the complete set of 18 etchings, including the title-page
1633
on laid paper, watermarks Posthorn (Lieure 44), Foolscap or without watermark
very good and fairly uniform impressions of the second state (of three), the Frontispiece and Plate 18 third state (of three and four, respectively)
printing with good clarity and contrasts
with narrow margins, trimmed to the platemark in places
some pale staining and foxing and other defects
overall in good condition
Plates 8,3 x 18,7 cm. 
Sheets 8,7 x 19,2 cm.

Litterature  :

J. Lieure, Jacques Callot: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé, Paris, 1927, vol. VII, nos. 1339-1356, pp. 71-78 (other impressions ill.).