FOUR SEASONS -- BRUYN, Nicolaes de (1571-1651). "VER" - "AESTAS" - "AUTUMNUS" - "HYEMS" - N.pl., A. v. Londerseel, n.d. (last decades 16th c.?). 4 engr. after Maerten de Vos, all captioned underneath the image and signed in the plates. Diff. sizes, but over all c. 220 x 276 mm. ("Ver" has a vertical misprinted area running into the image for about 140 mm, lower margin of "ver" w. small tear, 2 paper flaws visible in "hyems", margins of all prints cut close to plate edges, in some places beyond the plate edges close to image (especially the lower margin of "autumnus"), some chips in places, slightly browned, but in reasonable condition).
Very rare complete series of 4 allegorical engravings depicting the four seasons. First states (of 4). - New Hollstein, Nic. de Bruyn, 284-287-1(4).€ 1500