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La Mère Gérard

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 1
State: 4/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:Cabinet des Estampes, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, by 1961  
Additional acq. no:A.8804  

 

Paper size:143/144 x 100 mm  
Plate mark size:127/129 x 89 mm  
Note on size:paper trimmed  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:paper stuck to supporting modern paper, with weave structure showing through  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:not accessible  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very slight and even  
Note on foul biting:minor pitting across 'Imp Delatre'  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' ('J' reversed)  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:-  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:recto lower right corner black stamp: 'A. 8804'; recto lower margin circular red stamp 'BIBL. NAT. EST.' (Lugt 249)  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0110413  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.