18The Unsafe TenementBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 1 State: 3/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: | |
| Additional acq. no: | D.2990 |
| Paper size: | 221/220 x 279/277 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 159/158 x 227 mm |
| Other size: | 159 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | light brown (discoloured) |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine collé on white wove board |
| Note on the paper: | chine slightly discoloured to light brown / buff |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | virtually no tone |
| Note on foul biting: | spots and pits around right margin, more foul biting at lower margin, pitting all over plate, in sky; flame-like area upper right |
| Print note: | trace of ground varnish at lower margin |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' ('s' reversed) |
| 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: | 'BN EST' red oval stamp on recto (Öugt 400); 'D.2490' black stamp on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0170210 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.