DeutschOil Consumption in the Old Days
Pyne, William Henry (1769 London 1843). Lamp-Lighter. From the high ladder the boss hands the oil tank of the street-lamp down to the apprentice for filling up. Aquatint printed in color and colored by hand for William Miller. 1805. Subject size 35.5 x 25.5 cm.
From Lipperheide Gca 18 (edition of 1808). – With 2 pp. explanations. – Trimmed to platemark, but lots of white platemargin.
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