24La Mère GérardFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1898.222 State: 3/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Probably acquired from Whistler by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London; bought from Hermann Wunderlich & Co., New York, (receipt, 9 November 1898), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, November 1898; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 228 x 171 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 128 x 90 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid (pre 1800); much debris - uneven distribution, horizontal chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | faint and unclear--possible row of letters with "IV" below |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale plate tone on the pavement area in the foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | minor, scattered |
| Print note: | Distinct vertical scraping/burnishing marks visible behind horizontal shading to left of figure's skirt; similar, fainter marks to right of figure's shadow |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler -' |
| 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): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | M. Smith records previous existence of inscription "S.H." in graphite on etching's margin. It was erased on 1925.06.16. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W9- Proof before the printers address' on verso by C. L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0110304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.