Arthur Henri Lefort des Ylouses (1846-1912) The Young Piper. 1902. Relief etching. Interesting grouping of 3 state proofs: - State etching in line, some parts engraved in relief. 220 x 495. Proof on strong buff vellum, with remark and signature engraved in the tablet. Sheet oxidation and heavy foxing. Long oblique tear in left margin (restored on verso). Band of gummed kraft around verso. (In this state, a menhir is seen on a mound on the left and a peasant woman with her herd in front of a hamlet on the right). Stamp R. T. - State of the engraving modified, the larger part engraved in relief, the background modified (left: path and barrier, right: church and procession, bottom: thistle). 290 x 600. Fine proof on ivory laid paper, signed in pencil. Small stains and traces of soft folds. Full margins. (Note three strokes of the plate, indicative of the successive use of three different plates). Stamp R. T. - State with new coil work and with cartouche in the subject at lower left bearing the embossed inscription "A. Lefort des Ylouses / in. aq fti sc. 1902". 200 x 480. Printed in brown on ivory vellum, trimmed to the subject. Slight stains and small light halos of moisture in the sky. Stamp R. T. One of these prints appeared in the exhibition Cent ans d'estampes en Bretagne, Le Faouët, 1998 (reproduced in the catalog under no. 129).