34Bibi ValentinMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.21.69 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 217 x 320 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 227 mm |
| Note on size: | uneven bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | thin tissue |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | only at the bottom |
| Print note: | A beautiful impression, with burr, rich. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | 'EH' pencil on verso; stamp of Met of (?) on image |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 76061' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K0500230 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.