Plate 205. Royal Octavo, second edition.
Rare test print, with background tint, before hand coloring. Though the test proofs as seen in numbers 66-67, 68-69, and 92-93 show only one tint, 94 and 96 have two different tints for the same print, 95. This shows that more than one tint was considered in at least this case. Multiple tint tests were probably the norm, since presumably one of the reasons for testing was to determine the best option from among different colors for a particular image or type of image. Compare with numbers 95 and 96.
