Samson rending the Lion (B. 2; M., Holl. 107; S.M.S. 127)

Albrecht Dürer Samson rending the Lion (B. 2; M., Holl. 107; S.M.S. 127) woodcut, circa 1497-98, without watermark, a very good Meder a impression, with narrow margins, a short un-inked printer's crease across Samson's lower chest, a tiny repaired wormhole just above the base of the lion's tail, a small printing defect retouched with brown ink below the lion's eye, some minor surface skinning, thin spots and pinpoint foxing B. 15 1/8 x 11 1/16 in. (384 x 280 mm.) S. 15¼ x 11 1/8 in. (389 x 282 mm.)