Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926) By the Pond. Circa 1898. Drypoint and aquatint. 428x331mm. Breeskin 161; Mathews-Shapiro21. Color print. Superb, fresh proof on "Adriaan Rogge" watermarked laid paper, signed in pencil. Annotation "G" in pencil in the lower left-hand corner in the hand of H.M.Petiet. Small vermicular inking defects at the bottom left and right of the subject, as usual. Traces of folds and tiny tear in left margin. Minimal foxing and soiling. Full margins [510x430mm]. Rare. Ex-coll. H.M.Petiet (Lugt 5031). Provenance: Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) then Henri Marie Petiet (1894-1980).