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1898, Plate Proof, George Washington Etching

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Two Plate Proof Trial Prints of a "Pencil Sketch of General Washington From Life Taken By Chas. Willson Peale 1787

1898, Plate Proof, George Washington Etching, by Albert Rosenthal, Second State and Final Cancelled State, Matched Set of 2, Extremely Fine.
1. Plate Proof size 8" x 5.25" on a sheet with an overall size of 16.5" x 11.5." A pencil notation lists this as "No. 11." Extremely Rare, as only 25 sets of three states were made, thus the total theoretical population is 75 plates, of which we suspect many have been lost over time. Certainly, this is the first we've seen. A complete list of subscribers appears at the bottom of the plate. Apart from some light tone at the outer sheet edge, this is a most impressive display piece. This is the second state of the plate.

2. Plate Proof Trial of a "Pencil Sketch of General Washington--from life taken by Chas. Willson Peale 1787", 8" x 5.25". The names of 25 subscribers are printed at the lower edge of the central plate image of George Washington; under these, "No. 11" is written in pencil. Plate Cancel marks placed across the plate indicate end of edition.

(2 Plate Proofs)



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