Luyken, Jan

Luyken, Jan
LUYKEN, Jan Scenes from the New Testament. Amsterdam F. Houttuyn 1747 9 etchings, 35 x 45 cm, laid paper, signed in plate at lower margin "Johannes Luyken inv. et Fecit" (vert. central folding line, toned paper with occ. frayed edges). Loose sheets. Illustrations with dramatic depictions of the life of Christ, St. Paul and Christian martyrs from the "Icones Biblicae Veteris et Novi Testamenti", published by Frans Houttuyn in 1748 (1st publ. in 1708). With Dutch and Latin lettertext in lower margin. Joined: 1. Duchange, G. After Jean Jouvenet - The resurrection of the son of Naim. After the painting in Versailles. Engraving, 52,3 x 38 cm, wove paper with wide margins, signed in the plate "Gravé par G. Duchange" (brown dampstain in upper left corner).-- 2. Chenu, Pierre. After David Teniers - "Les diseuses de bonne aventure". Paris, ca. 1760. Etching, 37 x 48,7 cm, laid paper, signed in the plate (browned paper, some stains).