- Browned and partly waterst. in blank margins; outer blank margins folded due to former framing.
= Borders showing numerous attributes linked to various professions of the seated men.
AND an embossed and contemp. dec. lithograph of a couple, laid down on velvet mount (browned; formerly framed).
= Curtis/ Prouté 47, 2nd and final state.
= Curtis/ Prouté 41, the 2nd state (of 4).
- Verso with engr. text for another (unidentified) work, but largely worn off/ dam.
- With an 18th century manuscript caption below (partly vanished) "t Afbranden van van 't Oude Stadthuijs te Amsterdam (unread) 1652.
= On thick, sl. stiff 18th century laid paper, with watermark (prob. 'IV"(jean Villedary?)). Hollstein 1. FM 2027.
Etching from the series of 10 Seascapes with views of the IJ and Amsterdam (...), 17,1x23 cm., signed "L Bak" and "1701" (in reverse) in the plate, with the address of the artist below.
- Fine. = Hollstein 7, 3rd state of 3.
Etching from the series of 10 Seascapes with views of the IJ and Amsterdam (...), 17x23,5 cm., signed [below image] "L. Bakhuizen fec: et exc" and [in the image in reverse] monogrammed and "1701" in the plate, framed.
- Good impression. = Hollstein 10, 3rd state of 3.
Five (of 10) etchings from the series, all later (partly vaguely) handcoloured, 1701, each 17,2x23 cm., unif. framed.
- All fine.
= Hollstein 2-5 and 9, the 3rd state (of 3). Famous and very rare etchings by Holland's leading marine painter, etched when he was at the age of 71. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIII.
The Set of Seascapes with views of the IJ and Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Katwijk, etc.
Five (of 10) etchings from the series, 3x w. modern handcolouring, 1701, each ±17x23 cm., on various kinds of 18th cent. laid paper.
- Occas. trifle yellowed (in blank margins); otherwise fine.
= Hollstein 1, 2, 6, 7 and 9, the 3rd state (of 3). The first etching without the six line verse by Backhuizen, printed from a separate plate. Famous and very rare etchings by Holland's leading marine painter, etched when he was at the age of 71. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CIV.