This print is another impression of the print from the British Museum used to illustrate the third state of Bartsch 286 in The Illustrated Bartsch. The print from the Albertina used to illustrate Bartsch's second state (of which MFA accession number P1253 is another impression) appears to be an entirely different print, not an earlier state. Note the stipple work in the "second state" in the space between the center of Cupid's bow and the bowstring to the left, which is absent in the "third state," the difference in the horizontal hatching in the triangular space under Cupid's right arm, and the differences in the small mounds in the bottom right corner of the prints. The faces are slightly different in the two prints, and those in the "third state" seem to be by the better hand. (S.A. Bergquist July 19, 2010)

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