24La Mère GérardVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, RichmondAccession no: 91.557 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Gift of Dr and Mrs Helmut Wakeham |
| Image credit: | Photo Travis Fullerton © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
| Provenance: | Philippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris; probably sold at auction, Sotheby, London, 30 April 1876 (lot 731), bought by Riggall, £1.2.0. Gift of Dr and Mrs Helmut Wakeham to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, 1991. |
| Paper size: | 343 x 264 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 128 x 89 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine applique |
| 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 residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | scraping marks visible, warm black ink |
| 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: | 'PB' oval monogram stamp in red ( Philippe Burty, Lugt 413) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0110428 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.