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The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, from The Life of the Virgin
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Albrecht Drer
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, from The Life of the Virgin
woodcut, circa 1503-4a good Meder a impression after text, watermark Narrow High Crown with Coat of Arms (similar to M. 46, dated 1550), with a narrow margin at the bottom, elsewhere with thread margins or trimmed on the borderline, a soft crease at the upper right corner, laid to the mount at the reverse sheet corners, otherwise generally in good condition, L. 297 x 209mm., S. 299 x 210mm.; and The Circumcision of Christ, from The Life of the Virgin (B. 86; M., Holl. 198), a Meder f impression after text, with small margins, watermark Crowned Fleur-de-Lys (M. 122 dated circa 1600), a tear at the left sheet edge, some creases, L. 294 x 211mm., S. 300 x 216mm. (2)
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, from The Life of the Virgin
woodcut, circa 1503-4a good Meder a impression after text, watermark Narrow High Crown with Coat of Arms (similar to M. 46, dated 1550), with a narrow margin at the bottom, elsewhere with thread margins or trimmed on the borderline, a soft crease at the upper right corner, laid to the mount at the reverse sheet corners, otherwise generally in good condition, L. 297 x 209mm., S. 299 x 210mm.; and The Circumcision of Christ, from The Life of the Virgin (B. 86; M., Holl. 198), a Meder f impression after text, with small margins, watermark Crowned Fleur-de-Lys (M. 122 dated circa 1600), a tear at the left sheet edge, some creases, L. 294 x 211mm., S. 300 x 216mm. (2)
Literature
Bartsch 86; Meder, Hollstein 193