Ordeman, John T. "Frank W. Benson's etchings, drypoints and lithographs, an illustrated and descriptive catalogue." Hickok-Bockus, 1994, Summit, New Jersey.
Notes (object):
Trial proof (b). Drypoint on zinc. There are added lines in the water in the foreground which extend to either side of the plate. Vertical lines of shadow are added at the extreme left. There is further work in the birds and in the sky. Six impressions, signed, on Whatman paper. The plate was accidentally injured and was destroyed, the subject being repeated in a larger plate described under Ordeman #262. Two impressions of Trial Proof B show the accidental scratches in sky and water which injured the plate.
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