ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)

The Lady on Horseback and a Lansquenet

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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
The Lady on Horseback and a Lansquenet
engraving, 1497, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine, clear Meder a-b impression of this rare, early print, trimmed to or just outside the platemark, in very good condition
Plate & Sheet 106 x 77 mm.
Provenance
Pierre Mariette II (1634-1716), Paris, dated 1667 (Lugt 1789).
François Debois (died circa 1845), Paris, dated 1837 (Lugt 985); probably his sale, Paris (expert Defer), 23-26 April 1844.
R. Brisart (first half 19th century), Ghent (mentioned in Lugt 257 as 'Brisard'); his sale, F. Verhulst, Ghent, 10 December 1849 (and following days), lot 574 ('La dame à cheval ... B. 82./ Belle. - Du cabinet de Mr Debois.').
Chevalier J.-G.J. Camberlyn (1783-1861), The Hague & Brussels (Lugt 514; without his mark); his posthumous sale, Paris (expert E. Guichardot), 24 April 1865 (and following days), lot 804 ('Superbe épreuve. Cabinet Debois et Brisart.’) (Fr. 80; to Le Blanc, presumably for Sträter).
Dr August Sträter (1810-1897), Aachen (Lugt 787); probably acquired at the above sale; his posthumous sale, H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 10-14 May 1898, lot 131 ('Ausgezeichneter Abdruck. Aus den Sammlung Debois und Camberlyn.') (Mk. 200; to Mathey).
Paul Mathey (1844-1929), Paris (Lugt 2100b; without his mark); possibly his sale, Paris (expert L. Delteil), 28 November 1924.
With Colnaghi & Co., London (their stocknumber C. 30706 in pencil verso).
Count Antoine Seilern (1901-1978), London; presumably acquired from the above; then by descent; his posthumous sale, Christie's, London, Albrecht Dürer - Prints from the Collection of Late Count Antoine Seilern, 8 July 1998, lot 14 (£12,000).
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
Bartsch 82; Meder 84; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 16
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