In the magic square beneath the bell above the figure of Melancholia, the first numeral in the third line, a 9, has been engraved in reverse. In ordinary impressions this fault was corrected, indicating that this proof was evidently one of the first printed and is of very fine quality.
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Date supported
1912
Medium and material
Engraving
Dimensions
24 x 19 cm
Grant
150
Total cost
150
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