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The Death of the Virgin
Details
MARTIN SCHONGAUER (CIRCA 1445-1491)
The Death of the Virgin
engraving, circa 1470-74, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys with Escutcheon and Crown, a good impression of the third, final state, printing strongly with a light platetone, with narrow to thread margins on all sides, some scattered brown stains, otherwise in good condition, framed
Plate 261 x 171 mm., Sheet 365 x 175 mm.
The Death of the Virgin
engraving, circa 1470-74, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys with Escutcheon and Crown, a good impression of the third, final state, printing strongly with a light platetone, with narrow to thread margins on all sides, some scattered brown stains, otherwise in good condition, framed
Plate 261 x 171 mm., Sheet 365 x 175 mm.
Provenance
Karl Ferdinand Friedrich von Nagler (1770-1846), Berlin (Lugt 2529); sold as part of his collection to the state in 1835.
Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606), with their duplicate stamp (Lugt 2398) (stamped twice); acquired from the above.
Carl Hirschler (1871-1941) & Rose Hirschler (née Dreyfus), Amsterdam & Haarlem (Lugt 633a); with an unidentified German deaccession stamp on top (not in Lugt).
Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606), with their duplicate stamp (Lugt 2398) (stamped twice); acquired from the above.
Carl Hirschler (1871-1941) & Rose Hirschler (née Dreyfus), Amsterdam & Haarlem (Lugt 633a); with an unidentified German deaccession stamp on top (not in Lugt).
Literature
Bartsch 33; Lehrs, Hollstein 16
Special notice
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