5 albums containing 288 devotional images.

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Lot description

19th c

Various sizes: ± 9-12 x 5-8 cm (some spotted and browned, but overall in good condition).

5 albums (various sizes: ± 31 x 13 cm, 18 x 26/28 cm) with cloth or leather boards, a.e.g. (2 spines split, clasps of 2 albums missing).

Diverse collection of 288 devotional images, of which 75 coloured. Most images printed on paper in Paris, produced in Poitiers, Nuremberg or Einsiedeln. Many images are framed with mechanical made lace-work and gilt-finished. Some hand-coloured, embroidered or finished with cloth or decorative paper. Few made on parchment paper, wove paper or cloth. This collection mainly depicts Jesus or Maria, complemented with images of saints such as Anne, Anthony of Padua, Francis of Assisi and Joseph, places of pilgrimage (e.g. Lourdes), biblical scenes (e.g. Holy Family in Egypt), and other popular devotional subjects (e.g. Sacred Heart, Agnus Dei, Eucharist, Good Shepherd ...).