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Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child)

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 3
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:Paul Cosson.  
Additional acq. no:D.2684  

 

Paper size:180 x 128 mm  
Plate mark size:176 x 128 mm  
Note on size:paper size includes tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid Japan  
Note on the paper:transparent  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light, slightly varied plate tone  
Note on foul biting:loose, scattered pitting acrossed etched areas  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:on tab  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:36 mm from left, 4 x 11 mm; butterfly of 1888/1890s  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:red oval stamp 'O' (BIBL NAT EST) / lower right corner on mount below platemark 'D.2684'; this also on verso lower right corner inside platemark  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3470108  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.