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The Lime-Burner

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 1
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:Probably acquired from Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, in 1903 by the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Additional acq. no:Acq. No. 5960  

 

Paper size:300/301 x 200 mm  
Plate mark size:251 x 175 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Different shades of tone to emphasise shadows; some tone across floor.  
Note on foul biting:fixed down (?) torn along right margin and in the woodwork.  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler' in drypoint lower left; 'Whistler.' in etching lower right  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'1859 -'  
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:recto red circular stamp 'BIBL. NAT EST' (Lugt 249) / red oval stamp 'ACQUISITION No.' with '5960' in pencil  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0460217  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.