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La Rétameuse

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1954-45
State: 2/2

Collection credit:Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller Fonds  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Dr H.C. Valkema Blouw; Blouw sale, Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 2-4 March 1954; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam.  

 

Paper size:120 x 123 mm  
Plate mark size:110 x 90 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:greyish tone, 'antique' (pre-1800) laid  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no  
Note on foul biting:at edges  
Print note:good clear 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.'  
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:Shield stamp (F.G. Waller, Lugt 2760) ; 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) both on verso.  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'58'; 'La retameuse'; '3c.Tiyktoi'; 'compaches'; 'EP' (latter being o with vertical line through it); 'E; in several hands  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0140213  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.