Marcantonio Raimondi (1480-1534), Albrecht Durer after. - The seated Virgin with the Christ Child.

In a landscape, the seated Virgin is breast-feeding the Child with St Joseph standing behind on the right, accompanied by five angels.

Original engraving made by Marcantonio Raimondi (1480-1534) ca 1505-1515, at a young age.
Made in the lifetime of Albrecht Dürer.
He was an Italian engraver; a pupil of Francesco Francia.
In Venice he made his famous copies after Dürer, for which Durer famously bought legal proceedings against him in 1506. He worked also with Raphael in Rome.

After a woodcut engraving of Albrecht Dürer made ca 1503-1504.

References: Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (XIV.408.639). last state.

In perfect condition, good impression with all the details.
Printed on laid paper with 5 mm margins.
Some traces of aging, not disturbing.
Nice format rare engraving.
With a good large watermark.

Delivered in a museum passe-partout.