Etching and dry point on antique cream laid paper, 1879-80. 340x165 mm; 13 1/2x6 1/2 inches, wide margins. MacDonald's sixth state (of 12). Signed with the large shaded butterfly and inscribed "imp" in pencil, lower right. From Twelve Etchings. A superb, richly-inked and early proof impression with selective wiping around the rightmost figure.
Provenance: Henry Harper Benedict, New York, with the black ink stamp (Lugt 2936, verso); Charles C. Cunningham, Jr., New England, with the brown ink stamp (Lugt 4684, verso).
