Etching printed in dark brownish black on Chine collé on laid paper, 1862. 283x206 mm; 11 1/8x8 1/8 inches, full margins. Harris' second state (of 2); Wilson-Bareau's second state (of 5), before the letters lower margin and aside from the publication by the Société des Aquafortistes, Paris. Partial shield with the initial HP watermark. Unidentified collector's stamp, verso (not in Lugt). A brilliant, early proof impression in this scarce state.
According to Harris, "A few known impressions before lettering [like the current work], on Chine, may have later figured in the 1863 Manet portfolio [which had a projected edition of 28, though only five sets are known today]." Guérin 21; Harris 18.
