Crispin van de Passe II, “Reclining Female Nude on a Blanket”, 1643

Crispin van de Passe II (aka Crispijn de Passe II; Crispijn van Passe II) (1594–1670)

“Reclining Female Nude on a Blanket” (aka “Liegender weiblicher Akt auf einer Decke”), 1643, engraved illustration to the fifth part (female nude studies) of what may be the largest of the early drawing books to be published, “La prima [-quinta] parte della luce del dipingere et disegnare …” (The first [to the fifth] part of the light of painting and drawing) (aka “Van't Light der teken en schilder konst” [From the Light of drawing and painting art]), published in Amsterdam, 1643–44, by Jan Jansz. with Crispin van de Passe II as the author.

Archive.org offers an online view of this publication (including this print); see: https://archive.org/details/laprimaquintapar00pass/page/n191/mode/2up.

See also the details of this publication offered by the MFA Boston: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/523562/la-prima-quinta-parte-della-luce-del-dipingere-et-disegna;jsessionid=6B58FEA2F30EAFBE381E2390322110AF.

Engraving on fine laid paper with watermark and full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 24.5 x 37cm; (platemark) 18.8 x 29.4cm; (image borderline) 29.9 x 29cm.

Inscribed in plate: (lower left) “55”.

Hollstein 191.

Condition: a strong and well-printed (near faultless) impression in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, abrasions, stains or signs of handling.

I am selling this superb impression in a near pristine state of preservation, mindful that most prints from this early publication were handled and soiled based on the designed use of the images for art students to study and copy, for AU$402 in total (currently/approximately US$257.25/ EUR243.51/ GBP201.72 at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU$402) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this exceptionally fine (and rare) study of a female nude executed in the early 1640s, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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