The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand
$500
Albrecht Dürer
The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand
woodcut, circa 1496, on laid paper, watermark Imperial Orb (M. 53), a good, clear Meder a impression, trimmed on the borderline, some repaired paper splits along the horizontal central crease, the blank lower right corner made up, some other small defects; with Saints Nicholas, Ulrich and Erasmus, woodcut, by the same hand, circa 1510, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good, even impression, probably Meder d, with the small gap in the horizon above the ship, the gap in the upper borderline filled in, with narrow margins, in very good condition
Sheet 383 x 281 mm.
Block 215 x 145 mm., Sheet 219 x 147 mm.
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