11En Plein SoleilMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 83.1.17 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by William Loring Andrews (1837-1927) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1883. |
| Paper size: | 137 x 242 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 99 x 134 mm |
| Other size: | 97 x 133 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff on off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine applique on wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| 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 bottom edge, particularly on the left; there is a clear area around the inscription and textured area above it |
| Print note: | Vertical scratches are visible at left and right, and a diagonal line below her, which reaches into the inscription. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler'; and a faint 'Whistler' with 's' reversed in upper left corner |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. ['J' 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '4' at top right, '45' (3 times) on recto; on the verso are a series of squares, in four rows, as follows, '48 47 49 / 51 50 52 / 53 55 54 / 58 56 57' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0150212 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.