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Melencholia I (B. 74; M., Holl. 75)
Details
Albrecht Dürer
Melencholia I (B. 74; M., Holl. 75)
engraving, 1514, a good, clear Meder IIc impression, with good contrasts, with thread margins, a short un-inked hairline across the hand holding the protractors, a further one at the upper edge (partially inked-in?), a pinhole in the centre of the subject, a thin, very slightly rubbed crease across the lower half of the subject, a few very pale spots of staining, otherwise in very good condition
S. 242 x 187 mm.
Melencholia I (B. 74; M., Holl. 75)
engraving, 1514, a good, clear Meder IIc impression, with good contrasts, with thread margins, a short un-inked hairline across the hand holding the protractors, a further one at the upper edge (partially inked-in?), a pinhole in the centre of the subject, a thin, very slightly rubbed crease across the lower half of the subject, a few very pale spots of staining, otherwise in very good condition
S. 242 x 187 mm.
Provenance
EG in a red diamond (not in Lugt, but attributed by the Fondation Custodia to E. W. Grieb)
F.R. (not in Lugt)
XX surmounted by a crown (not in Lugt)
F.R. (not in Lugt)
XX surmounted by a crown (not in Lugt)
Special notice
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