Saint Sebastian bound to a Column (Bartsch 56; Meder, Hollstein 61; Schoch, Mende and Scherbaum 25)

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) Saint Sebastian bound to a Column (Bartsch 56; Meder, Hollstein 61; Schoch, Mende and Scherbaum 25) engraving, circa 1499, on laid paper without watermark, a good impression of the first state (of two), before the shading on the topmost arrow, trimmed to the borderline, a tiny abrasion at left of the image, pale time-staining across the sheet, otherwise in good condition S. 108 x 76 mm.