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The Whore of Babylon, from: The Apocalypse (B. 73; M., Holl. 177; S.M.S. 125)
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Albrecht Dürer
The Whore of Babylon, from: The Apocalypse (B. 73; M., Holl. 177; S.M.S. 125)
woodcut, circa 1496-97, watermark Imperial Orb (M. 53), a fine impression without text, presumably before the edition of 1498, trimmed to or on the borderline, with the number 13 added in ink in the centre of the D of the monogram (faded), a few repaired paper splits, scattered foxing, otherwise generally in good condition
S. 387 x 282 mm.
The Whore of Babylon, from: The Apocalypse (B. 73; M., Holl. 177; S.M.S. 125)
woodcut, circa 1496-97, watermark Imperial Orb (M. 53), a fine impression without text, presumably before the edition of 1498, trimmed to or on the borderline, with the number 13 added in ink in the centre of the D of the monogram (faded), a few repaired paper splits, scattered foxing, otherwise generally in good condition
S. 387 x 282 mm.
Provenance
R. P. Goldschmidt (1840-1914), Berlin (L. 2926); his sale F. A. C. Prestel, Frankfurt am Main, 4-11 October 1917, lot 330 (according to an inscription on the backboard).
Initials H.E. with a Tree within a Triangle (not in Lugt).
Initials H.E. with a Tree within a Triangle (not in Lugt).
Brought to you by
Charlie Scott
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