Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Peasant woman giving food to a child. 1874. Etching on zinc. 118 x 120. Delteil 12. Very nice proof printed in black bistre on white vellum, of the 1st state (of 4), in pure etching, before the aquatint grain, annotated in pencil by the artist : " n° 3 - 1er état / paysanne donner a manger / à un Enfant Zinc ". Small dent and hole in upper left margin, skillfully restored on verso, and small restored tear on verso at head. All margins. Edition of 8 or 9 proofs of this state. Total edition of about 15 proofs during the artist's lifetime, then 12 posthumous proofs.