CALLOT Jacques (Nancy 1592 1635) - "The Fair of the Impruneta (2nd plate, engraved in Nancy)". 1622. Original etching and burin engraving. Proof of the 1st state (of 2) before the address of Israël Silvestre in the lower left corner of the tablet, printed on two sheets of watermarked laid paper (Lion étoilé, near Lieure 38). Ref: I.F.F After 1800 & Lieure, n°478. Rare. A masterpiece of the art of engraving, this print is a precious testimony of the rural society in Tuscany at the beginning of the 17th century. Callot engraved two matrices of L'Impruneta: a first one, in Florence, now kept in the Musée lorrain, and a second one, after his return to Nancy, between 1621 and 1623. 41 x 66 cm. Condition C (Cut at the limit of the square line, some stains and foxing, restored tears, small accidents)
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CALLOT Jacques (Nancy 1592 1635) - "The Fair of the Impruneta (2nd plate, engraved in Nancy)". 1622. Original etching and burin engraving. Proof of the 1st state (of 2) before the address of Israël Silvestre in the lower left corner of the tablet, printed on two sheets of watermarked laid paper (Lion étoilé, near Lieure 38). Ref: I.F.F After 1800 & Lieure, n°478. Rare. A masterpiece of the art of engraving, this print is a precious testimony of the rural society in Tuscany at the beginning of the 17th century. Callot engraved two matrices of L'Impruneta: a first one, in Florence, now kept in the Musée lorrain, and a second one, after his return to Nancy, between 1621 and 1623. 41 x 66 cm. Condition C (Cut at the limit of the square line, some stains and foxing, restored tears, small accidents)

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CALLOT Jacques (Nancy 1592 1635) - "The Fair of the Impruneta (2nd plate, engraved in Nancy)". 1622. Original etching and burin engraving. Proof of the 1st state (of 2) before the address of Israël Silvestre in the lower left corner of the tablet, printed on two sheets of watermarked laid paper (Lion étoilé, near Lieure 38). Ref: I.F.F After 1800 & Lieure, n°478. Rare. A masterpiece of the art of engraving, this print is a precious testimony of the rural society in Tuscany at the beginning of the 17th century. Callot engraved two matrices of L'Impruneta: a first one, in Florence, now kept in the Musée lorrain, and a second one, after his return to Nancy, between 1621 and 1623. 41 x 66 cm. Condition C (Cut at the limit of the square line, some stains and foxing, restored tears, small accidents)
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