Jacques CALLOT (1592-1635) - Lot 647

Jacques CALLOT (1592-1635) The life of the prodigal son Bound 1404 to 1414 Complete suite of 11 pieces with title-frontispiece Eaux-fortes. Proofs on laid paper cut at the edge of the plate, of the 2nd state out of 3 before the numbers. H. 6.3 cm - W. 8 cm (approx., on average) Small paper loss in the upper left-hand corner of pl. "Si tôt qu'il entre au port..." ("So early that it enters the harbor..."). The prints are mounted on two separate sheets of laid paper. Attached to the verso of one of the sheets are 6 plates from the suite Les pénitents (with the frontispiece engraved by A. Bosse). L. 1315 to 1319 and Saint John preaching in the desert (L. 1415) Etchings. Proofs on laid paper, most of them cut from the plate. H. 6.2 cm - W. 4.3 cm approx., and H. 7 cm - W. 9 cm for Saint Jean. The upper left-hand corner of the Penitents has been damaged or missing, and the lower right-hand corner of Saint Jean is wet. 18 pieces together