22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'Scottish National Gallery , EdinburghAccession no: ENGLISH 850 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Scottish National Gallery |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Ernest Stephen Lumsden (1883-1968); bought from Mrs E. S. Lumsden by the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1949. |
| Additional acq. no: | P. 1755 |
| Paper size: | 157 x 211 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 111 x 145 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | Off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Light weight |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | Black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | dots and speckles |
| Print note: | Quite a good impression. |
| 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: | 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: | 'C 3493' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0250121 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.