40Greenwich PensionerNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEYG State: 2/2 |
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| Provenance: | Royal Collection, Windsor; sold to Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1906; sold to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. 41963), 1906; sold to Obach & Co., London, 1906. Given by Lydia Hays to New York Public Library. |
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| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
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| Tab?: | no |
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| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | grey and grainy look |
| Note on foul biting: | Slightly textured and fine dots, more at edges and corners. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Greenwich. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| 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: | 'VR' crowned, oval stamp (Royal Library, Windsor, Lugt 2535); 'BB' bottom left corner in pencil on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 41726' rubbed out, 'a 50719' 'a 10962' rubbed out |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Whistler. Greenwich Pensioner / Very rare. From the Royal Collection at Windsor. Sketched in 1859.' - on extra bit of paper poss 'a7' on verso; 'ohr8g' (upside down) on verso; 'ae5' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0340212 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.