16 drawings from a Liber Amicorum.

Drawings, various techniques (pen and black ink, gouache, sanguine, pencil...), laid paper (12) or vellum (2), 11 x 18,5 cm; 1 dated "Aix la Chapelle ce 10 mars 1773", some with ms. German or French captions, 2 pcs with German ms. text on verso. Edges formerly gilt (some faint traces of use or marg. stains otherwise good condition).

Nice collection. Subjects: landscapes with boats, various buildings or characters (a couple of lovers playing cards and drinking wine, a lady with a bird and a fox), domestic (mother and daughter) and religious scenes (David fleeing Potiphar's wife, friendship between David and Jonathan), allegories (Cornucopia, "Constantia" & "Fidelitas")... One p. with a German ms. quotation from Gesner's "Milon", another with 2 French verses "L'Amour et la Colique sont deux franches Canailles/ L'un fait mal au coeur et l'autre aux entrailles", etc.