Engraving, 1510. 288x453 mm; 11 1/4x17 3/4 inches, thread margins. First state (of 3), before the address of Petri and the retouching of the plate. Dog carrying a Finial on its Back watermark (Briquet 3630, which dates to circa 1511-1517). Ex-collection André Jean Hachette (Lugt 132, verso). A superb, dark and richly-inked impression of this large, scarce and important engraving with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear, consistent with the earliest impressions of this subject. Bartsch 71; Hollstein 71; Volbehr 66.
