HARRIS SCHRANK FINE PRINTS

Israhel van Meckenem (1445-1503),  St. Stephen, engraving, circa 1480-1490. Reference: Lehrs IX 382, Bartsch 93.  First state of two. [with initials below in the plate] On old laid paper with a Hand and Flower watermark (Lehrs watermark 10), edges made up a few mm. within borderline, skinned and reinforced in places on verso from removal of old backing, with a few associated repaired breaks, most noticeably on right arm of the saint, and another into top of palm frond in his left hand, some stains. A fine impression of this great rarity (we know of no other impressions in North [...]