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TENIERS, David

Theatrum Pictorium in quo exhibentur ... Picturae archetypae italicae, quas ipse Ser.mus Archidux in pinacothecam suam Bruxellis collegit
Antverpiae
Henricus & Cornelius Verdussen
[1684]
€500 - €800

In-folio (44 x 28 cm), title printed in red and black, series of 241 (of 246) engravings by Troyen, Boel, van Kessel, Klasens, Vostermann and others, different dimensions, lacking 21/22/181/182/183. Tears repaired without loss in pl. 26-27. Contemporary calf binding, heavily worn, with loss of leather at the ends of the spine

While in Brussels, Archduke Leopold Wilhelm employed David Teniers the Younger as keeper of his art collection, spending immense sums on paintings of famous artists. This "Theatrum Pictorium", is often called the first "art catalogue

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