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DESCRIPTION:
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Reference: Breeskin 137, third state (of 3). In very good condition, with full margins, 7 1/4 x 5 1/2, the sheet 11 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches; the sheet with deckle edges.
Ex collection: Mrs. Gardner Cowles
A suberb impression, printed in a brown ink on heavy cream laid paper, with much burr from the drypoint work, particularly in the hat and ribbon, and printed with a subtle layer of plate tone.
Only one impression of the first state is known, a few of the second, and the third state was published in an edition of up to 25 impressions.
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