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17

The Miser

Victoria and Albert Museum
Accession no: 19802
State: 4/7

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London  
Provenance:Sold by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London, to South Kensington Museum with 15 other etchings on 1 January 1861 for £10.10.10 for all 16 etchings.  
Additional acq. no:EE.2A  

 

Paper size:n/a mm  
Plate mark size:112 x 158 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:V&A catalogue 1908 noted the paper as 'India'  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light residual tone; generally more tone along edges; heavy tone on figure and wall on the right  
Note on foul biting:a few pits across plate  
Print note:strong burr and retroussage or similar effect on recessing lines on floor, grey area at bottom (centre) with a few brown spots,  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0690304  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.