Etching and drypoint printed in black on antique cream laid paper, 1860. 275x195 mm; 10 7/8x7 3/4 inches, full margins. MacDonald's sixth state (of 6), with the drypoint lines across the chest and pipe of the man smoking at left. A superb, richly-inked impression with velvety burr, the multitude of delicate lines in the sky all distinct and with very strong contrasts. Taken out of the frame for photographs.
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