22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 1970.121.69 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. king, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Acquired from F.S.Haden by Thomas DeKay Winans (1820-1878); Celeste Marguerite Hutton (1855-1916); Elsie Celeste Hutton; given by Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970. |
| Paper size: | 111 x 147 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 111 x 146 mm |
| Other size: | 109 x 146 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | tan on off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine on wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | dots and texture and at edges |
| Print note: | Formerly "Winans Scrapbook" p. 19. |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0250151 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.