Claude MELLAN – La Souricière

M. Préaud nr 275 (II/II). Very good impression trimmed at the platemark or with some threads margins, of 2nd state (of 2), a vine leaf concealing l’intimité of the young woman. Lower left angle repair; tip of right upper angle repair; some amincissures in the angles and many small scattered foxings. Watermark : stationery brand. Very rare. The number of known impressions ne se monte tous états confondus qu’à une dizaine, the majority in public collections.