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Fumette

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 13
State: 5/5

Collection credit:Pennell Fund, 1938  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:211 x 149 mm  
Plate mark size:163 x 110 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:balck  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone, darker on the lower half of the plate  
Note on foul biting:as usual  
Print note:considerable wear on the face, hair and collar (later 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. ['s' reversed] 171.'  
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:Pennell Fund  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0130428  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.