Melencolia I

ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528) Melencolia I engraving, 1514, on laid paper, watermark Bishop's Crest (M. 39), a Meder II f impression, with the scratch in the sphere probably erased, trimmed fractionally within the subject above, otherwise trimmed outside the borderline but within the platemark, a short repaired tear at the lower sheet edge, otherwise generally in good condition Sheet 237 x 186 mm.