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Bibi Valentin

British Museum
Accession no: 1872-07-13-399
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:Bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA50101  

 

Paper size:211 x 280 mm  
Plate mark size:151 x 225 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:dark ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:medium weight fibrous, slightly silky  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Residual tone at edge.  
Note on foul biting:Some at the edges and a few flecks.  
Print note:Some burr on hair and hand, but not very much.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. 1859.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:see signature  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:  
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:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0500207  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.