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Nursemaid and Child

Whereabouts unknown.
Accession no: n/a
State: 1/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Dr George van Houten, Netherlands; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007; Harris Schrank Fine Prints, New York. Present whereabouts unknown.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:97 x 132 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:beige  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:Posthorn and coat of arms.  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Very light overall tone.  
Note on foul biting:Particularly at the edges and corners, and some scraping textures.  
Print note:The ink looks dark brown.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
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:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'1er etat' and '1st state' in margins  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K0370107  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.