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Two Engravings from Texts, including "IAM PLENIS NVBILIS ANNIS", from Jacob Cats, "Proteus, ofte, Minne-beelden verandert in sinne-beelden", Dutch, 1627, engraving with etching; Bernard Picart, French, 1673-1733, "L'Examen du Levain, & c", from "Le Repas de Paques chez les Juifs Portugais", 1725, copper engraving (2 pcs) (PGAY7427/2) (AM)(PGAY) Dimensions:Cats: sight 7" x 5.5", framed 18" x 17.5"; Picart: sight 7" x 8.5", framed 18" x 17.5" Condition:Toning Property from the Estate of Peter Gay's Upper West Side Penthouse Apartment Overlooking Riverside Drive and the Hudson River. Peter Gay (born Peter Joachim Fröhlich; June 20, 1923 – May 12, 2015) was an American historian, educator and author. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University. He received the National Book Award in History and Biography for The Rise of Modern Paganism (1967). Described by The New York Times in 2007 as "the country's pre-eminent cultural historian", Litchfield County Auctions is pleased to represent Professor Gay's Riverside Drive estate.