24La Mère GérardBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 1 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: | Cabinet des Estampes, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, by 1961 |
| Additional acq. no: | A.8804 |
| Paper size: | 143/144 x 100 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127/129 x 89 mm |
| Note on size: | paper trimmed |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | paper stuck to supporting modern paper, with weave structure showing through |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | not accessible |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very slight and even |
| Note on foul biting: | minor pitting across 'Imp Delatre' |
| Print note: |
| 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: | recto lower right corner black stamp: 'A. 8804'; recto lower margin circular red stamp 'BIBL. NAT. EST.' (Lugt 249) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0110413 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.