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MESSAGER, Jean - 7 scenes of the Passion of Christ . - 4 saints , end 16th-begin 17th c. 11 engravings publ. by Jean Messager; various engr. numb. and names, Latin captions. Some marg. waterstains & wormholes.
Nice set by J. Messager (Paris 1580-1649), tool engraver, editor and salesman : Passion with Last Scene , Garden of Gethsemane , Betrayal by Judas and arrest , Flagellation , Condemnation by Sanhedrin , Crucifixion and Descent from the Cross . - Portraits of S. Bruno & S. Claudius : very nice oval engr. within elaborate flower frames. - Portrait of S. Scholastica by J. Picquet. - Portrait of S. Gregorius.