370 - Albrecht Dürer (1471 – Nuremberg – 1528), *The Virgin Surrounded by Many Angels*.

Albrecht Dürer (1471 – Nuremberg – 1528), *The Virgin Surrounded by Many Angels*. Woodcut on laid paper, watermark: Bull’s Head with Serpent Staff (cf. Meder 69). (1518). 29.6 x 20.8 cm (sheet). Bartsch 101; Meder 211 I b (of II g); Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum 248 I b (of II g). Provenance: Verso bears an unidentified collector’s stamp (not in Lugt). A good Meder I b impression, printing a little dry in places. There is a thin tear in the left wing of the child-like angel seated with the flower vase in the lower center. Trimmed inside the borderline. – Central horizontal fold, flattened and carefully restored. Occasional restored tears in the margins. The corners have been reattached or repaired. Within the image, there are areas of restoration and careful retouching. Taxation: subject to differential taxation (VAT: Margin Scheme).