Sale 2460 - Old Master Through Modern Prints, November 2, 2017

87 c JACQUES CALLOT La Tentation de Saint-Antoine . Etching, 1635. 358x467 mm; 14 1 / 8 x18 3 / 8 inches. Fifth state (of 5). Trimmed on or inside the plate mark with the legend lower margin removed. A good impression of this important etching. Lieure 1416. With—Three additional etchings by Callot. Various sizes and conditions. [1,500/2,500] 88  JACQUES CALLOT La Carrière de Nancy . Etching, circa 1627. 168x510 mm; 6 3 / 4 x20 1 / 4 inches, narrow margins. First state (of 2), before the address of Israel. A superb, early impression of this important etching with very strong contrasts and all the details distinct. A view of a carnival during the early 1600s in Callot’s (1592-1635) hometown of Nancy, France. Lieure 589. [1,500/2,500] 87 88