22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'Victoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 19803a State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Francis Seymour Haden. |
| Image credit: | Photo ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Provenance: | Presented with the 12 etchings of the 'French Set' (14 including the cover and this title page) by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London, to South Kensington Museum, 1 January 1861. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1A |
| Paper size: | 355 x 265, over (size of mount window) mm |
| Plate mark size: | 112 x 147 mm |
| Other size: | chine collé 109 x 146 mm |
| Note on size: | mount stuck down so unable to determine paper size |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine applique on wove |
| Note on the paper: | on wrapper; mount stuck down so unable to examine paper properly |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | fairly even, light tone, slightly more pronounced at edges and figure of Whistler |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting particularly towards the edges; fabric marks at upper right; granular tone around the figures of Whistler and the second girl to his left |
| Print note: | slight horizontal wipe marks evident in the foreground; vertical wipe marks evident down the left edge; very slight mottled effect from wiping. |
| 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. [superscript 't'] 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: | crowned 'NAL' stamp in black ink in bottom right corner within platemark on recto (V&A, Lugt 1957) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '18.1.61.' below platemark in brown ink: 'Presented to the library of the South Kensington Museum [underlined] / 1861' above platemark, in brown ink; '19803. To 19815' in pen, '19803.A.' in pencil, all on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0250143 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.