22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.333 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Charles Sydenham Haden (1822-1898); sold at auction, Sotheby, London, 18 November 1931 (lot 103); P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, 1932; Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 352 x 537 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 112 x 147 mm |
| Note on size: | appears to be trimmed |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | blue |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | This is the original wrapper for the French Set |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Very pale overall tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks. |
| Print note: |
| 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' |
| 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: | 'from the collection of the late Sir F. Seymour Haden's brother.' Inscribed on cover sheet in Harold Wright's hand, re. the French Set etchings; Wright also notes that the group from the C.S. Haden collection comprises 13 etchings, including the cover plate both in the set and on the set wrapper. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0250157 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.