Van Dyck (Anthony, 1599-1641 and Jacobus Neeffs, 1604-1667). Frontispiece to the series Icones...,

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Van Dyck (Anthony, 1599-1641 and Jacobus Neeffs, 1604-1667). Frontispiece to the series Icones..., * Van Dyck (Anthony, 1599-1641 and Jacobus Neeffs, 1604-1667). Frontispiece to the series Icones principum virorum doctorum pictorum, chalcographorum, Antwerp, 1646, etching and engraving on laid paper, a very good impression, with publisher's name of Gillis Hendricx, but with date of 1646 removed below the publisher's name, trimmed to plate margins, sheet size 243 x 152 mm (9 5/8 x 6 1/8 ins), black and gilt frame, glazed (40 x 30cm), together with three portraits from the same series, Jacobus Jordaens, Lucas Vorstermans and Horatius Gentilescius, engraving on paper, each a deep and rich impression, Jacobus Jordaens slightly spotted and stained, each plate size approx. 24 x 17.5 (9 1/2 x 7 ins), uniformly framed and glazed (the largest 44.5 x 36 cm) QTY: (4) NOTE: Provenance: Estate of Michael Jaffé (1923-1997) art historian and former director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Wibiral 4, ii/iv. The head of Van Dyck was etched as a self-portrait by the artist with the remainder of the plate completed by Jacob Neeffs.