HANS BALDUNG called GRIEN (Schwäbisch Gmünd 1484/85 – 1545 Strasbourg) Saint Jerome in the desert. Woodcut on laid paper with watermark, large Gothic P with coat of arms with orb. (see Meder 324, circa 1550). 22.3 x 15.5 cm. Bartsch 35; Hollstein 118. – Outstanding, strong, deep black and clear impression. Small margin on three sides around the border, the upper edge partly with a fine margin and partly with the border. Scattered unobtrusive foxing. The mount is just barely visible in the upper right corner. In very good condition.

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