24La Mère GérardFitzwilliam Museum, CambridgeAccession no: P.272-1954 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK |
| Provenance: | Given by Guy John Fenton Knowles (1879-1959) to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, October 1954. |
| Paper size: | 326 x 235 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 128 x 90 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light |
| Note on foul biting: | some flecks and marks of burnishing |
| Print note: | a good impression, |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' ('J' reversed) |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Illegible prce, 'J.McNeil Whistler. La mere Gerard Proof before letters', '2', all on recto. |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K0110411 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.