Original woodcut printed in black ink on laid paper
bearing the Fleur-de-Lys in a Crowned Shield watermark
(Meder 122).
11 9/16 x 8 1/4 inches
1510
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Dated and signed in the block with the artist's monogram lower left.
A fine late 16th century Meder 'd' impression, without Latin letterpress text on verso, showing the two small gaps in the borderline at the lower right corner, printed circa 1599-1600. One of 20 woodcuts (frontispiece and 19 plates) issued in the album The Life of the Virgin.
Trimmed down to the borderline on all four sides, otherwise in excellent condition.
Bartsch 94; Kurth 221; Meder 206d
