Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528) The Betrothal of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin, circa 1504 Woodcut on laid paper with a Flower with Triangle watermark (Meder 127) With narrow thread margins, 11-3/4 x 8-1/8 inches (29.8 x 20.6 cm) (sheet) A good, strong impression from the Latin text edition of 1511 PROVENANCE: Collection of Francis Calley Gray (1790-1856), Boston (Lugt 4836); Fogg Art Museum of Harvard College, Cambridge, by bequest from the above, 1857 (Lugt 4835), deaccessioned 1987; Christie's, London, December 1, 1987; R. S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago; Collection of Dr. Charles Robbins, Chicago; Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, September 13, 2009, lot 192; R. S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago, acquired from the above, 2009; Private collection, Chicago, acquired from the above, 2009. LITERATURE: Bartsch, 82; Meder, 194; Scheller and Boon, 194; Schoch, Mende, and Scherbaum, 172. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

Presents very well on a stable laid sheet. Mild toning throughout sheet consistent with age. Scattered marks/spots of foxing throughout, do not appear to majorly impact image. Pencil inscriptions verso. Vestiges of hinging with adhesive in verso upper corners and along verso right edge. Hinged along upper edge, float mounted, and framed under acrylic. Framed dimensions 24-3/4 x 20-1/2 inches.