After Jean-François MILLET (1814-1875) - Lot 1

After Jean-François MILLET (1814-1875) Set of approximately 80 reproductions of paintings and drawings and prints by Jean-François Millet, defets of the illustrations for La Vie et l'œuvre de Jean-François Millet by Alfred Sensier, Paris, 1881, fine avant la lettre proofs, most on chine volant. Also included from Jean-François Millet, Olivier de Serres, lithograph (Delteil 23 ii/ii); the interior poster on orange paper for the publication of Sensier's work (missing in the lower left corner), 3 reproductions after Millet and a handwritten draft of Millet's engraved work, probably by Alfred Lebrun (this work is similar, but with differences, to the catalog published by A. Lebrun in Sensier's work, pp. 369-387). "The cooper", sanguine etching, framed piece. Provenance: Alfred Lebrun (most plates with his Lugt mark 140); sale of his collection, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, May 4-6, 1899, probably no. 435.