Details
Albrecht Dürer
The Life of the Virgin: Plates 2, 5-6, 8-9, 12, 14, 17 (B. 77, 80-1, 83-4, 87, 89, 92; M., Holl. 189, 192-3, 195-6, 199, 201, 204)
woodcuts, circa 1503, good impressions, after text, B. 77 and 80 with watermark Escutcheon with diagonal Beam (M. 245-6), B. 83-4 with watermark Fleur-de-Lys (M. 122), B. 87 with watermark Fish Bladder (M. 309), B. 89 with an indistinct watermark, B. 92 with watermark Bull's Head (M. 62), with small margins or trimmed on the borderline, made-up losses and associated tears, some staining and a few plates with discolouration, other minor defects
averaging S. 300 x 215mm. (8)
The Life of the Virgin: Plates 2, 5-6, 8-9, 12, 14, 17 (B. 77, 80-1, 83-4, 87, 89, 92; M., Holl. 189, 192-3, 195-6, 199, 201, 204)
woodcuts, circa 1503, good impressions, after text, B. 77 and 80 with watermark Escutcheon with diagonal Beam (M. 245-6), B. 83-4 with watermark Fleur-de-Lys (M. 122), B. 87 with watermark Fish Bladder (M. 309), B. 89 with an indistinct watermark, B. 92 with watermark Bull's Head (M. 62), with small margins or trimmed on the borderline, made-up losses and associated tears, some staining and a few plates with discolouration, other minor defects
averaging S. 300 x 215mm. (8)
Provenance
B. 77 and 83, G. Storck, Milan, 1797 (L. 2318)
An unidentified collector's stamp initials VD (L. 2509)
An unidentified collector's stamp initials VD (L. 2509)