386Passages de l'OpéraFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.156 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Cox Collection. Obach & Co., London, November 1903; bought by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 129 x 215 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 215 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The sheet was removed form a book, with discolouration along the left sheet edge. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Crowned 'GR' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Pale overall tone, slightly heavier along the plate edges |
| Note on foul biting: | Small patches at lower left and scattered flecks |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'PASSAGES DE L'OPER[A]' and '[V]INS & LIQUERS' [sic] |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 48-60 mm from left, height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Obach + Co. Nov.03' and 'W256 Passaged de l'Opera, Paris' at lower right on the verso by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4180102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.