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Pierre Lelu

A Bull and Two Sheep

n.d.
Etching and aquatint on ivory wove paper
18.5 × 25.6 cm (7.3 × 10.1 in)

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In the second state of this print, Pierre Lélu filled in the bare etched outlines of the first state with aquatint tone to heighten the sense of volume.

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