Alexander preserving the Works of Homer

MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (1480-1534) AFTER RAPHAEL (1483-1520) Alexander preserving the Works of Homer engraving, circa 1515-25, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression of this rare print, trimmed inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline, a short, backed tear at the upper sheet edge at left, the sheet toned and very thinly backed with a layer of paper fibres, otherwise in good condition Sheet 260 x 398 mm.