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An Assortment of Four Prints Including Johannes Vermeer Reproductions and 19th-Century Engraving - A collection of four works of art on paper, including two color reproductions of interior scenes by Johannes Vermeer, a maritime watercolor print, and a monochrome steel engraving. The Vermeer prints depict ”A Maid Asleep” and ”Young Woman with a Water Jug.” The maritime scene, titled ”CLEARING” in the lower-left margin, features a fishing boat docked at a pier and is signed ”Brian” with an illegible surname in the lower right. The fourth work is a monochrome steel engraving titled ”THE NOON-DAY WALK,” showing an 18th-century couple in a parkland setting. This engraving bears the printed credits ”H. JUTSUM, PINXT” at the lower left and ”R. BRANDARD, SCULPT” at the lower right, published by ”D. APPLETON & CO. NEW YORK.” One Vermeer print is housed in a light wood frame with a manufacturer's label on the reverse from ”Consolidated Frame Co., Los Angeles, Calif.” for an ”Embassy 10 x 12” frame. The maritime scene is in a dark wood frame. The remaining two prints are unframed. The ”Young Woman with a Water Jug” print has descriptive text on the reverse: ”YOUNG WOMAN WITH A WATER JUG / Johannes Vermeer / Dutch, 1632-1675 / The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1889.” Engraving sheet: 14 3/4 inches x 10 3/4 inches.