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Annie, Seated

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © New York Public Library  
Provenance:Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection.  

 

Paper size:243 x 194 mm  
Plate mark size:130 x 96 mm  
Note on size:slightly uneven, possibly from a ledger  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:dark cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:Post horn  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light tone, more at bottom.  
Note on foul biting:a few small dots.  
Print note:Signs of scraping and burnishing.  

 

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:'Whistler' below platemark on right  
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:'s p a' in pencil on verso; 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0300231  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.