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READING BY LAMPLIGHT (K. 32) Etching and drypoint printed in brownish-black, 1858, signed with the butterfly in pencil, on cream laid paper, a luminous impression with velvety burr, first state of two, with Crowned Lion with Sword in a Circle watermark, almost imperceptible matstain, affixed with a few pieces of tape at sheet edges verso to top mat, old paper and glue residue along top sheet edge verso, some unobtrusive handling and other creases, a few tiny foxing spots (including one in the image) and minor discoloration in the margins and verso, otherwise in good condition, with wide margins, framed. 6 5/16 x 4 5/8 inches; 160 x 117 mm. Sheet 10 5/8 x 8 inches; 270 x 203 mm. Ex-collection B. Bernard MacGeorge (Lugt 394); Howard Mansfield (L. 1342); and Harris G. Whittemore (L. supplement 1384).