The Lost Apple, from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography
1803
Lithograph in black on cream wove paper, tipped onto mount with aquatint border in brown on cream wove paper
31.7 × 23.5 cm (12.5 × 9.3 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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