488Sleeping Child, AjaccioBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.3530 State: 1/1 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Plate bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; printed for her by Nathaniel Sparks (1880-1956), Bristol, 1931; this impression sold to P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., London, for £24, 21 July 1932; bought by Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston, for £40, 21 July 1932, for Boston Public Library, MA, 22 July 1932 ('ADJ'). |
| Paper size: | 205 x 251 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 189 mm |
| Note on size: | with margin |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown / black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone,the mother and child are highlighted |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | Nathaniel Sparks Imp |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'S.38385' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'The Sleeping Child, Ajaccio' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | E020106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.