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The Engraved Passion (Bartsch, Meder, Hollstein 3-18; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 45-60)
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Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
The Engraved Passion (Bartsch, Meder, Hollstein 3-18; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 45-60)
the complete set of 16 engravings, circa 1507-1513, a good, uniform set, good to very good and some fine impressions, mainly Meder a and b, the best (M. 6, 14, 18) comparing favourably to those in the British Museum, The Agony in the Garden, The Lamentation and The Deposition (M. 4, 14, 15) each with part of a Bull's Head watermark, Christ on the Cross (M. 13) with part of a High Crown watermark, most sheets with thread margins on all sides, M. 4 with a short tear and several small nicks at the lower sheet edge and some thin spots, M. 14 with a repaired tear across the lower left corner, M. 15 with repairs at the upper corners and the lower right corner, M. 16 with several thin spots, the sheet backed, and other minor defects, the others generally in good condition
S. 120 x 75 mm. (and similar) (16)
The Engraved Passion (Bartsch, Meder, Hollstein 3-18; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 45-60)
the complete set of 16 engravings, circa 1507-1513, a good, uniform set, good to very good and some fine impressions, mainly Meder a and b, the best (M. 6, 14, 18) comparing favourably to those in the British Museum, The Agony in the Garden, The Lamentation and The Deposition (M. 4, 14, 15) each with part of a Bull's Head watermark, Christ on the Cross (M. 13) with part of a High Crown watermark, most sheets with thread margins on all sides, M. 4 with a short tear and several small nicks at the lower sheet edge and some thin spots, M. 14 with a repaired tear across the lower left corner, M. 15 with repairs at the upper corners and the lower right corner, M. 16 with several thin spots, the sheet backed, and other minor defects, the others generally in good condition
S. 120 x 75 mm. (and similar) (16)
Provenance
H. Weber (L. 1383) (M. 8 & 13)
Anonymous (L. 2699) (M. 15)
Anonymous (L. 2699) (M. 15)
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