Edouard MANET
1832 - 1883
Au Prado
Circa 1867
Second plate
Original etching, aquatint, roller and direct bite
225 × 154 mm, margins 350 × 273 mm
Fine and rare impression on japan paper, of the final state, with the signature and the aquatint work darkening the whole composition, from the edition with a dozen impressions by Porcaboeuf between 1910 and 1912, slight dust accumulation along the upper border, small flaw on the paper in the middle of the left margin
Reference: Guérin 46 ii/ii, Moreau-Nélaton 62 ii/ii, Mc Kean Fisher 47, Bareau, Bérès 53 ii/ii
The first state of this plate dates back to 1863, and concerning the second one, the authors hesitate between the years 1867-1868 and 1874. However, it is certain that there was no lifetime impressions. The composition comes from the plate n°27 titled Quien mas rendido, from the Caprices set by Goya (1799)