HARRIS SCHRANK FINE PRINTS

Etienne Delaune (1519-1583) Grotesques Sur Fond Noir, engravings, circa 1560, the set of 6 plates of Grotesques Sur Fond Noir (Oval Compositions of Divinities and Fables). Reference:  Robert-Dumesnil 371-376. Very good condition, tiny crease upper left margin (R-D 373); parts of collector’s stamps on several at margins; trimmed well outside of oval borders, archival mat.  Sizes: two prints are larger size (R-D 375-6 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 inches), the rest smaller (R-D 371-4 2 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches). Archival mounting. Fine impressions of these rarities. Provenance: unidentified collector’s stamps (not in Lugt) recto The greatest achievement of the early 16th [...]

Etienne Delaune (1519-1583),Varied Subjects, engravings, circa 1560, the set of 12.  Reference: Robert-Dumesnil 237-248, only states. In very good condition, each plate with substantial marginal area outside of the images (engraved on 6 plates originally; these plates were never cut but after printing the impressions were typically trimmed to create 12 individual impressions), 4 circular, 8 ovals, approximately 1 1/4 – 1 1/2 inches across, archival window matting. Fine clear impressions of these great rarities. Impressions include (Robert-Dumesnil numbers) 237 – Roman soldiers before a prince seated on a throne 238 – Cincinnatus with Romans 239 – Women and a soldier hurry to [...]