The Four Elements.

4 engravings, 20,5 x 32 cm, laid paper (toned, trimmed to borders, cuttings in lower text margin with loss of signatures, def. to left margins sm. repairs).

Stuck by corners under passe-partout.

A complete set of prints depicting the Four Elements. In each print a young couple is seen surrounded by mythological and allegorical depictions of the element. They can be seen sitting in a boat pulled by Tritons, being lifted on clouds by the winds or just receiving babies from a baby-firing canon. Each engraving is accompanied by a French text.