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Saint Eustace
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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
Saint Eustace
engraving
1501
on laid paper, watermark High Crown (Meder 20)
a fine and warm Meder b impression
printing with great clarity, rich contrasts and remarkable depth
trimmed to or just outside the subject, fractionally into the subject in places
a skilfully repaired tear at the upper right corner, the horizontal, central fold split and repaired, some other minor defects
Sheet 357 x 262 mm.
Saint Eustace
engraving
1501
on laid paper, watermark High Crown (Meder 20)
a fine and warm Meder b impression
printing with great clarity, rich contrasts and remarkable depth
trimmed to or just outside the subject, fractionally into the subject in places
a skilfully repaired tear at the upper right corner, the horizontal, central fold split and repaired, some other minor defects
Sheet 357 x 262 mm.
Provenance
Probably Theodore Irwin (1827-1902), Oswego, New York (see Lugt 1540; without his mark).
Constance Root Irwin (1896-1976), Chicago and Kansas City; presumably by descent from the above; then by descent in the family.
Private Collection, UK.
Constance Root Irwin (1896-1976), Chicago and Kansas City; presumably by descent from the above; then by descent in the family.
Private Collection, UK.
Literature
Bartsch 57; Meder, Hollstein 60; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 32
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