TENIERS, David - Theatrum Pictorium in quo exhibentur ipsius - Lot 421

TENIERS, David - Theatrum Pictorium in quo exhibentur ipsius manu delineatae, ejusque cura in aes incisae Picturae, Archetipae Italicae, quas ipse Ser(enissi)mus Archidux in Pinacothecam suam Bruxellis collegit. Antwerp, Jacob Peeters, 1684. In-folio, (4) ff,, 246 plates, seven of which on double page, including the portrait of Leopold Wilhelm engraved by J. Troyen after Teniers, the portrait of Teniers by P. Thys engraved by L. Vosterman, a view of the gallery, small repair to one plate, light stains to two plates, 19th c. marbled boards in 18th c. style, spine with ornamented nerves, several epiderpas, small loss to spine. BRUNET V, 698. FUNCK 400. THIEME/BECKER XXXII, 528. Famous collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, whose Brussels gallery was run by Teniers. 243 paintings by the Italian School are reproduced. They were copied in small format by Teniers himself, to serve as models for the engravers J. Troyen, L. Vosterman jr, P. Lisebetius, T. van Kessel, Q. Boel, L. Popels, C. Lauwers, R. Eynhoudts and others. At the end, portrait of Teniers by himself, engraved by Vorsterman, and a double-page view of the gallery. Archduke Leopold Wilhelm (1614-1662) was brother of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, and governor of the Netherlands from 1647 to 1656. Taking advantage of the troubles of the English Revolution, he acquired the collections of the Duke of Buckingham and the Marquis of Hamilton, both containing exceptional works of Italian painting. He had them transported to Vienna in 1656. They were to become one of the jewels in the crown of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Provenance: Collection of Marquis Alphonse d'Aoust (1819-1909); by descent to the current owner.