Medium: original etching with drypoint and aquatint. Executed in 1878; catalogue reference Bourcard/Goodfriend 127 v/viii. This is a fine impression on chine collé paper. This state was printed before Buhot reworked the plate to add aquatint to the symphonic margins (the decorative sketches surrounding the central composition). Plate size: 12 1/2 x 9 5/16 inches (318 x 238mm). The total sheet measures 20 x 14 inches (515 x 360mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).