1852 (Dec): Perkins Bacon Plate Proof, imperforate on unwatermarked thick toned paper, the extraordinary block of forty-four subjects (11 x
1852 (Dec): Perkins Bacon Plate Proof, imperforate on unwatermarked thick toned paper, the extraordinary block of forty-four subjects (11 x 4) printed in black. The block with large even margins all round, tiny marginal tear at right between the third and fourth rows, minor ironed wrinkles not affecting the stunning appearance of such a large multiple - originally the second largest recorded, although this describer believes the larger multiple may now been split and thus this is probably the largest now extant. Provenance: Collection Joaquin Galvez, Corinphila sale 62, May 1979, ex lot 3578; collection Dr. Norman Hubbard, Corinphila sale 95, Dec 1996, lot 756.