Attractive collection of 2 ornamental print series (second and first edition respectively) by the French engraver Jean Lemoyne (1638-1713), who was closely connected to the studio of Jean Bérain (1640-1711). His style was attractive and modern: "...früh in sein Rankenwerk [hatte er] auch die kommende Mode, Linien- und Bandzierat, geschmiegt." (Jessen). The engraved ornaments include (mythological) animals and figures, grotesques, flowers, garlands, etc. Both of the present works by Lemoyne were engraved in the studios of Bérain, which can be seen in the resemblance of Lemoyne's and Bérain's fantastic and decorative grotesques. Added at the end is the engraved title-page of the print series Premier des magnifiques carosses de Monseigneur le duc d'Ossuna, by the French engraver Bernard Picart (1673-1733), also showing ornaments and figures. The plates illustrated the ornate sculptural coach used for the entry of the Duke of Osuna into the Dutch city of Utrecht in 1713.
Ad 1 lacking 1 plate: Guilmard mentions 6 plates, while Berlin Kat mentions 7. Plates slightly browned, some slightly soiled, with a few small spots, or creased, otherwise in good condition. Binding worn along the extremities, especially the spine, but still good. Ad 1: Guilmard, Les maítres ornamentistes, p. 102; Berlin Kat. 341; ad 2: Berlin Kat. 341; for Lemoyne see: Thieme-Becker XXIII, p. 32; Jessen, pp. 212-213.