Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Peasant woman feeding a child.1874. Etching on zinc. 118x120. Delteil 12. Very fine proof printed in bistré black on white vellum, of the 1ststate (of 4), in pure etching, before the aquatint grain, annotated in pencil: "n° 3 - 1erétat/paysanne donner a manger/à un Enfant Zinc". Small dent and hole in upper left margin, skilfully restored on verso, and small tear restored on verso at head. Full margins. Edition of 8 or 9 proofs of this state. Total edition of around 15 proofs during the artist's lifetime, then 12 posthumous proofs.