22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'Library of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 25 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Library of Congress Purchase |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Purchased by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 247 x 325 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 112 x 146 mm |
| Note on size: | sheet appears to have been trimmed along a ruled graphite line |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | light tan on off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine on wove plate paper |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | as usual |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | see inscriptions |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Douze / Eaux Fortes / d'apres [sic] Nature / par / James Whistler' and 'Á [sic] / Mon viel [sic] Ami Seymour Haden.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue. St. Jacques. 171. Paris. Nov. 1858' |
| 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: | Inscription on plate: 'A. / Mon viel Ami Seymour Haden.' |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 89584' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '16' at lower centre on the recto; '22' at lower right on the recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0250132 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.