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Rue de la Rochefoucault

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46645
State: 4/4

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958.  

 

Paper size:135 x 220 mm  
Plate mark size:131 x 220 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:The paper is flecked with brown fibres. It has been inlaid onto a secondary support.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:There is a light overall tone.  
Note on foul biting:There is pitting throughout. Foul biting in area of reworking, within shop with sign 'HUITRES DU JOUR'. There is also foul biting at the upper left corner.  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly (very faint, at lower right; second stronger butterfly at centre).  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'RUE DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULT' on board at top right; 'HUITRES DU JOUR' twice, either side of shop front to right of centre.  
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:pencil butterfly on tab  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:no  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4190205  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.