27La Vieille aux LoquesMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.21.75 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | F. Keppel, New York (stock no. a 82456). Acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 270 x 197 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 207 x 147 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, wiped clean on bonnet and pans to left, making an effective contrast. |
| Note on foul biting: | extensive, including right foreground, and scrim type marks to left. |
| Print note: | good impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' ('s' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | Although the inscription including 'Delatre' is mainly eliminated by acid 'Imp Delatre Rue' is still visible. |
| 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: | 'a 82456' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0210336 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.