Etching and open-bite printed in dark, brownish black on light tan Chine collé on warm, cream Japan paper, 1858. 208x158 mm; 8 1/8x6 1/4 inches, full margins. MacDonald's third state (of 4), with the barrier at the end of the street defined. Printed by Delâtre, Paris. From Twelve Etchings from Nature. A brilliant, luminous, early and richly-inked impression with all the details distinct, with no sign of wear and with the lantern at right and other parts of the plate inked in the manner of a monotype. Kennedy 19; Glasgow 14.
