78/5884 Leyden, L. van (1489 or 1494-1533). Baptism of Christ. Engraving, 14,1x17,9 cm., monogrammed "L".

- Closed tear (±2,5 cm.) near the left edge and in the lower right corner (±1 cm., w. loss of image); repair near the lower left corner; upper margin trimmed short (±1 mm within the image), otherwise cut on the borderline; sl. yellowed; verso soiled.

= New Hollstein 40, prob. 1st state (of 2), but printed from a slightly worn plate. On 16th century laid paper with a watermark showing a crowned "L" flanked by two fleur-de-lis, all within a crowned shield. Cf. Briquet 8287 (this type of watermark is commonly found in paper from the first half of the 16th century). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXV.