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Hôtel de Ville, Loches

Freer Gallery of Art
Accession no: 1889.14
State: 2/2

Collection credit:Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution  
Image credit:Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution  
Provenance:Sold by Whistler to the Fine Art Society, London, 27 March 1889; bought through the Fine Art Society (receipt, 24 May 1889), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1889; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919.  

 

Paper size:268 x 163 mm  
Plate mark size:268 x 163 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:PRO PATRIA  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very pale tone on the centre of the image, somewhat heavier at the corners and near the edges  
Note on foul biting:scattered flecks; a few small patches at lower left  
Print note:The only drypoint lines are a few horizontals within the rightmost archway  

 

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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'9' at lower right on the verso (possibly by Whistler)  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 32-42 mm from left, height 4 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'F' stamp (C.L. Freer, not in Lugt)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Hotel de Ville / Loches / G379' at lower left on the verso by C.L. Freer.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K3840102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.