159Irving as Philip of Spain, No. 2Detroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 62.59 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. A 9129). Harris G. Whittemore, Naugatuck (d. Ca 1937). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Acquired by the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1962. |
| Paper size: | 331 x 215 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 153 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: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Dark print tone but stops c. 30 mm from right edge where no ink (only partially printed but figure whole), wiped clean on face and feather on hat, darkest at upper right. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 'GWN' on verso, upper centre, in pencil; 'HW' black ink stamp (H.G. Whittemore, Lugt Supplement 1384a) verso, upper centre; 'HHB' black stamp (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 2936) on verso, upper centre. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 9129 -'; recto, lower edge. |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '7' on recto, lower right corner. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1710404 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.