22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'Art Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1927.5902a State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Charles Deering Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Charles Deering Collection, 1927. |
| Additional acq. no: | 11045 |
| Paper size: | 442 x 647 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 112 x 146 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | blue |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | As issued on the full, folded sheet of blue paper. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Some light overall plate tone, heavier near edge. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | see inscriptions |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Douze / Eaux Fortes / d'apres [sic] Nature / par / James Whistler' and 'Á [sic] / Mon viel [sic] Ami Seymour Haden.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171. Paris. Nov. 1858' |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | Mon viel Ami Seymour Haden. 'butterfly and 'imp.' [check] |
| 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: | 'H/om'[?] and 'S/-' at lower centre verso of folded sheet |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0250104 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.