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Annie

Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Accession no: 1973.85
State: 6/7

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Given by Mr and Mrs Herbert W. Pratt, Cambridge, MA, to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, January 1973.  

 

Paper size:171 x 122 mm  
Plate mark size:117 x 79 mm  
Note on size:rough edge ar left  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:pale green  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid, 'antique'  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light tone with an orangey cast  
Note on foul biting:a little at the bottom left; flecks and texture round the figure  
Print note:warm black ink, the print slightly askew on the sheet. Printer's crease from left centre, reaching her sleeve.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler' (crossed 'l' instead of 't')  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'Annie'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171.'  
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):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:MFA (Lugt 282)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 78679', 'Kp 206'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'X' [?] on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0100508  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.