12FumetteScottish National Gallery , EdinburghAccession no: ENGLISH 851 State: 5/5 |
| Collection credit: | Scottish National Gallery |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Ernest Stephen Lumsden (1883-1968); bought from Mrs E. S. Lumsden by the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | P. 1752 |
| Paper size: | 206/208 x 160 (top)/170 (bottom) mm |
| Plate mark size: | 163 x 108 mm |
| Note on size: | Uneven edges at left and bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | Cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'japanned laid' , medium weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | Black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Overall grey tone, with extra soft grey to right of the figure |
| Note on foul biting: | A little grid or cloth-like texture (from a vice?) at the bottom right corner, on the soft areas on the skirt, and to left and right of the skirt |
| Print note: | The paper gives it some warmth - the depth of inking or etching is obvious, with delicate lace work in the collar |
| 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. ['s' reversed] 171.' |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| 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: | '? Annie Haden W. 57' crossed out on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0130420 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.