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The Hague, J. de Bisschop for N. Visscher at Amsterdam, 1671, engr. title, [3] printed ff., 57 pls (provenance on typographic title deleted) [bound with] ID. - Signorum veterum icones. [Amsterdam?, s.n., s.d.], engr. title, 4 printed ff., 100 pls.

2 works in 1 vol., folio, old red half roan (sl. rubbed), marbled paper on covers, spine titled in ink (min. mostly marg. spotting or soiling). Good copy of a nice book, complete with all 157 pls.

1. Original ed. of a set of 57 numb. engrs by the Dutch artist J. de Bisschop (1628-1671), with monogram J[anus] E[piscopius]. Engr. title page by Gerard de Lairesse. The pls were made after drawings by Carracci, Cigoli, Domenichino, Salviati, Arpinas, Michelangelo, and after the antiques. The engr. title states "ex formis Nicolai Visscher". Ref. Brunet II:1020. - STCN (i.a. BL). 2. Collection of 100 numb. engrs (1-100). "Some of the classical sculptures reproduced in "Icones" were from the 17th-century collections of G. Uylenburgh and H. Scholten. The sequence of the "Icones" adhered strictly to the classical tradition: first the individual parts of the body were illustrated (this section was left unfinished at de Bisschop's premature death), then complete figures, followed by poses and suggestions for compositions with more than one figure. The prints were intended to provide artists with examples of ideal poses. From the paintings of A. van der Werrff and N. Verkolje, it is clear just how influential these studies were in the development of Dutch classical painting during the late 17th century" (Ger Luijten). Ref. Brunet III:401. - STCN (i.a. BL).