22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'National Gallery of AustraliaAccession no: 78.414.1 State: 1/1 |
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| Provenance: | Boston Athenaeum, Boston. Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Acquired through Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara, CA, by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1978. |
| Additional acq. no: | 56355 |
| Paper size: | 452 x 312 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 112 x 146 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
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| Tab?: | no |
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| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
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| 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: | |
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| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
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| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
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| Collector's mark: | 'MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. / lent by the / BOSTON ATHENAEUM. / no 52 Date 1879' museum label on recto, at upper right corner; 'M.F.A / B.A / 655 to / 667' octagonal adhesive museum label at upper right centre. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'James Abbott McNeill Whistler' on recto, below platemark, at centre left. |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K0250129 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.