The Master E.S. active circa 1450-1467

Engraving, printed with tone, on paper with a Gothic P watermark (cf. Briquet 8553, d.1484), trimmed to borderline, pricked for transfer (mainly visible verso), slight paper discoloration, otherwise in good condition

Lehrs lists only six impressions of this rare work, all in public collections. The dress and bearing of the figure clearly defines her as a member of the aristocracy. This design was probably intended as a model for general heraldic use and, with few variations, is closely linked to the design for the gravestone of Magdalena Ebenstetter (1488) at the church at Gars am Inn in Bavaria. Holm Bevers, Meister E.S., Ein Oberrheinischer Kupferstecher der Spätgotik, (München, 187), 102.