Dürer, Albrecht Lot n° 3426

(1471 Nuremberg 1528). The depiction in the temple. Sheet 13 of the series: Life of Mary. Circa 1505. woodcut on laid paper with watermark High Crown (Meder 20). Monogrammed in the lower left margin in the printing block: AD. 29.5 x 20.9 cm. Framed. Bartsch 88; Schoch/Mende/ Scherbaum 178; Meder 200 I a (of III f). - Outstanding, deep black, even and clear early impression with the framing line. Single barely visible little spots. Fixed to backing card at upper margin and lower center. Verso with few remnants of old mounting. Overall in very good condition. - From the collection of Dr. Ackermann and Vincent Mayer, who according to Frits Lugt were each famous for the high quality of their Dürer woodcuts. - Provenance: - Collection Dr. W. A. Ackermann (1793-1865), Lübeck and Dresden, Lugt 791 - Collection Vincent Mayer (1831-1918), New York and Freiburg im Br., Lugt 2525 R