Wierix, Hieronymus

Passio domini nostri Jesu Christi. [With his:] Jesu Christi dei domini salvatoris n[ost]ri Infantia. [Antwerp, late 16th century]

18 & 12 engravings, image size, Passion: 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.; 85 x 54 mm, and Infantia: 4 x 2 5/8 in.; 102 x 66 mm), with captions in Latin, all engravings hand-colored and heightened in gold within gold borders; light marginal soiling and spotting, bibliographic entry in ink on first title margin. 19th-century vellum, gilt-ruled border with clover leaves, central rosette, painted in pink and green, pink watered silk doublures and endleaves, edges gilt.

Hollstein LX: 207-223 plus one additional; Hollstein LXI: 484-495

light marginal soiling and spotting, bibliographic entry in ink on first title margin. 19th-century vellum, gilt-ruled border with clover leaves, central rosette, painted in pink and green, pink watered silk doublures and endleaves, edges gilt.
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The Passion series includes an additional cut with the inscription from Isaiah: "Torcular calcavi solus, et de gentibus non est vir mecum."