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CHARLES MERYON La Morgue.
Etching and drypoint printed in dark brownish black on thin cream laid paper, 1854. 230x207 mm; 9 1/8x8 1/8 inches, full margins. Schneiderman's fourth state (of 7), with the artist's name and address lower margin and before the addition of the title. Indiscernible cursive letters watermark. A brilliant, early impression with strong contrasts, warm plate tone and crisp, inky plate edges. Scheiderman 42.
