Etching and drypoint, 1655, a good impression of the only state, with touches of burr beneath the bowl at lower left and on Abraham's tunic, with light plate tone and delicate wiping marks

Trimmed to or on the platemark above and below, a thread margin at right, trimmed on or just within the platemark at left, a horizontal repaired tear at centre of edges on both sides (both circa 10mm), another small repaired area at centre of lower edge (circa 15mm), pale paper discoloration, otherwise in good condition, unframed.
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