27La Vieille aux LoquesWalker Art Gallery, LiverpoolAccession no: WAG 7437 State: 3/4 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought at 'Paddy's' Market, Liverpool by Ian Campbell; presented to Walker Art Gallery, November 1970. |
| Paper size: | 208 x 145 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 208 x 145 mm |
| Note on size: | chine collé 208 x 144 |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff on ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine collé |
| Note on the paper: | inlaid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light plate tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There are foul biting, finger prints and scrim marks particularly towards the edges. In the foreground rag bag there are scrim marks. |
| Print note: | Retroussage is used to darken the shadows. There are the ghosts of old lines at the right side of the doorway. |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '7437', '1 1/2', 'La mere Gerard' on verso, at centre. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0210z29 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.