Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), inc. anonimo - I quattro cavalieri dell'Apocalisse

Stunning engraving of what is called 'The most memorable of Dürer's images, which has become a source of inspiration for depictions of war and destruction throughout the history of Western art. '
Fourth of the fifteen woodcuts with which Dürer illustrated the Apocalypse of Saint John in 1498, the present example, dating back to the 18th-19th century, is one of the countless engravings taken in every era from Dürer's original. Monogram "AD" lower center.
The print, on laid paper with very small margins, is in very good condition (see photos) .
The four horsemen represent death, famine, war and conquest, they ride from left to right trampling various people, in the lower left corner hell devours a ruler wearing a bishop's miter combined with the emperor's crown.
Meder, 167; Bartsch, VII. 128. 64; Schoch, II. 115.