[Antique prints, etching, 1728] Seven etchings of lions after Rembrandt, of a set of eight, making up part F of the series 'Recueil de lions /Zeven etsen van leeuwen naar Rembrandt, published 1728, 7 pp.

Bernard Picart (1673-1733) after Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)

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Seven etchings of lions after Rembrandt, of a set of eight, making up part F of the series 'Recueil de lions .The frontispiece of the series of lions shows a lion resting on the ground, carrying the title of the series: RECEUÏL de LIONS Dessinés d apres nature par REMBRANDT et B. Picart qui les a gravés en 1728. At the bottom inscribed: B. Picart ad Vivum del, et sculp. Lettered at the bottom left: F. Numbered at the bottom right: 1. Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 70 x 113 mm, total: 78 x 120 mm; traces of previous mounting on the verso.A lion standing. At the bottom inscribed: B. Picart ad Vivum del. et sculp. Lettered at the bottom left: F. Numbered at the bottom right: 2. Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 69 x 113 mm, total: 79 x 122 mm; traces of previous mounting on the verso.A lion lying on its side. At the bottom inscribed: B. Picart ad Vivum del. et sculp. Lettered at the bottom left: F. Numbered at the bottom right: 3. Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 70 x 113 mm, total: 77 x 122 mm; traces of glue and previous mounting on the verso.A lion resting on the ground. At the bottom inscribed: B. Picart ad Vivum del. et sculp. Lettered at the bottom left: F. Numbered at the bottom right: 4. Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 70 x 113 mm, total: 80 x 122 mm; traces previous mounting on the verso.A chained lion resting on the ground. At the bottom inscribed: Rembrand del. B. Picart sculp. Lettered at the bottom left: F. Numbered at the bottom right: 5. Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 71 x 107 mm, total: 82 x 119 mm; light foxing, traces of previous mounting on the verso.A lion sitting on the ground, seen from the back. At the bottom inscribed: Rembrand del. B. Picart sculp. Lettered at the bottom left: F. Numbered at the bottom right: 7. Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 70 x 113 mm, total: 79 x 122 mm; traces of previous mounting on the verso.A lion lying down feeding from a bowl, seen from the back. At the bottom inscribed: Rembrand del. B. Picart sculp. Lettered at the bottom left: F. Numbered at the bottom right: 8. Etching on paper with small margins; platemark: 70 x 114 mm, total: 80 x 124 mm; light stain in the middle-left, light foxing, traces of previous mounting on the verso. Literature: Les peintres français du XVIIIe siècle : histoire des vies et catalogue, Louis Dimier, dl. 1, p. 393, cat.nr. 903-946. Seller Inventory # 65715

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Title: [Antique prints, etching, 1728] Seven ...