Five Engravings of Devotional Subjects

AFTER PETER PAUL RUBENS (1577-1640) Five Engravings of Devotional Subjects Ecclesiastical Dispute of the Holy Sacrament, by Hendrick Snyers (1621-1667), 1643, on laid paper, watermark Coat of Arms, countermark Letters, a brilliant, rich impression, printing very sharply and with great contrasts; Adoration of the Magi, by Adriaen Lommelin (1637- circa 1673), 1664, on laid paper, watermark Strasbourg Lily, a fine, luminous impression of the second state (of four), printing strongly and with guidelines and wiping marks in the text border; Martyrdom of Saint Catherine, by Willem de Leeuw (1603- circa 1665), etching and engraving, circa 1620-65, on laid paper, watermark Gothic P (?), countermark Letters GA, a fine impression; Martyrdom of Saint Livinus, by Cornelis van Caukercken (1626- circa 1681), 1657, on laid paper, watermark Name of Jesus, a very fine impression of the second state (of four), printing richly and with great contrasts; Martyrdom of Saint Thomas of India, by Jacobus Neeffs (1604- after 1667), circa 1638-60, on laid paper, watermark indistinct, countermark Initials CP(?), a fine impression of the first state (of two), printing with great clarity and contrasts, with a light plate tone and wiping marks in the blank border below; generally in good condition Sheet 597 x 437 mm (H. 3) Plate 623 x 464 mm., Sheet 625 x 466 mm. (H. 5) Sheet 538 x 398 mm. (H. 7) Plate & Sheet 656 x 440 mm. (H. 8) Sheet 573 x 441 mm. (H. 20)(5)