How to check if a printer is installed?

I use hp-setup

hp-setup -i -a 192.168.X.XXX

To install my printer. How do I check if this printer is already installed to not install it twice?

I should check it by command line with a Boolean variable.

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My script is

if [[ $(lpstat -t) = *192.168.X.XXX* ]]
then echo "Printer Already installed"
else hp-setup -i -a 192.168.X.XXX
fi

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