Sale 2617 - Lot 107

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Sale 2617 - Lot 107

Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600

Krauss, Johann Ulrich (1655-1719)
Tapisseries du Roy, ou sont Representez les Quatre Elemens et les Quatre Saisons.

Augsburg: Jacob Koppmayer, 1687.

First bilingual edition, with text in French and German, illustrated with engraved title, eight double-page plates, and thirty-two text emblematic text engravings (lacking two illustrations from the section dedicated to autumn: XXVI & XXVII) the plates depicting allegorical tapestries created by Charles Le Brun for Louis XIV based on the Four Seasons and Four Elements; bound in contemporary parchment with modern green ties added later, 12 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.

Landwehr Romantic 287; Praz, page 334.

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