4. Albrecht Dürer
(1471-1528)

The Virgin with the Infant Child and St. Anne

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Dürer, The Virgin with the Infant Child

The Virgin with the Infant Child and St. Anne

Engraving, 1501, 115 x 70 mm., Bartsch 29, Meder 43 a (of c), ex collections: Sir Peter Lely (Lugt 2092); A. Donnadieu (L. 724); J. Meunier (L. 1810); R. S. Holford (L. 2243); N. Mossoloff (L. 1802). Very fine, early impression on laid paper showing just an unidentifiable bit of a watermark, trimmed on the platemark, which is visible in places; a few very pale stains, thin spots and a well-mended short tear at the middle of the right side. The extensive provenance, going back to the seventeenth century is impressive; the impression has passed through some of the most eminent collections in England, France and Russia.