Saint George slaying the Dragon (Schreiber 2640a)
$500
15th Century German School, probably Cologne
Saint George slaying the Dragon (Schreiber 2640a)
metalcut in the dotted manner with handcolouring in green and touches of ochre, circa 1480, on laid paper, the only known impression of this metalcut (this impression cited in Schreiber), printing strongly and clearly, with fine, transparent handcolouring, trimmed to the borderline, two short backed tears at the left sheet edge, a tiny re-attached area with an associated nick at the lower sheet edge, generally in good condition
S. 49 x 36 mm.
