32Annie, SeatedBritish MuseumAccession no: 1872-07-13-401 State: 2/3 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
Provenance: | 'Annie, seated' bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49692 |
Paper size: | 191 x 149 mm |
Plate mark size: | 129 x 96 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | light blue grey |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | There are a few light brown flecks in the paper. The edges are cut. A close examination of the paper was prevented as the etching has been attached to the mount. |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | not visible from recto |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | The print tone is used to create shadow around the figure. |
Note on foul biting: | There is foul biting at the edges. |
Print note: |
Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | ' "Annie." ' |
Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
Whistler's signature on paper: | none on recto |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | none on recto |
Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
Note on the tab: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | none on recto |
Dealers' stock nos: | none on recto |
Misc inscriptions by others: | '3/6' on recto, at lower right corner, below platemark. |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
ID: | K0300209 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.