22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'Fogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M23097 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Robert Gardner |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Robert Gardner to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 160 x 236 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 112 x 145 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper has a rough edge at right and bottom; it is slightly darkened within the mount; textury, 'oatmeal' |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good impression, rich and dark on the artist figure; it looks very warm in colour, on pale browned paper. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | James Whistler |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0250134 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.