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Stables |  Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie (Rés EC 123 Folio 3) | |
| Number: | 228 | |
| Date: | 1879/1880 | |
| Medium: | drypoint | |
| Size: | 167 x 236 mm | |
| Signed: | no | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 3 | |
| Known impressions: | 2 | |
| Catalogues: | K.225; M.222; W.198 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (2) | ||
STATE
Three states are known before cancellation.
State 1
There is no signature or inscription.
The figure in the archway is shown in outline; the shading at left and centre in the upper doorway consists of diagonal and vertical lines with almost no cross-hatching.
State 2
The figure in the archway is more clearly defined; new cross-hatching covers the upper and lower archway, except for a small white patch at centre; the upper half of the window within the archway is more fully shaded.
State 3
Fine shading now covers the small white patch in the centre of the archway; there are slight alterations to the figure, most notably to the crown and brim of his hat.
State 3 (cancelled)
Cancelled with one diagonal line.
No impression from the cancelled plate is known. This is a digital image based on the copper plate. 7
No impression from the cancelled plate is known. This is a digital image based on the copper plate. 7
7: A scan of the copper plate was flipped horizontally, converted to greyscale, and colour inverted, with enhanced contrast.