https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Davison-Ornaments/pages/0891-trapeze-artist-tightrope-walker/

A 19th century (probably) stock block.

Techniques for copying wood engravings, and later engravings on metal, gave rise to an industry in selling printing blocks such as this one of a trapeze artist - a “stock block”.

Papier mâché moulds for metal were followed by electrotyping and finally photographic etching.

Now we have #GIMP 🙂 - scanned at 1400dpi and cleaned

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