33Bibi LalouetteNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1981.24.4 State: 2aa/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Purchased with the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-31601 |
| Paper size: | 231 x 156 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 151 mm |
| Note on size: | with narrow margins |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale green |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Beehive / '18'[illeg] with elaborate leaves, surmounted by a flower |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light overall tone, more at the bottom. |
| Note on foul biting: | At the bottom and right. |
| Print note: | Burr on the hair and hat; this is probably a Keppel impression. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859.', 't' not crossed |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 383(?)16'; 'K.1653'(?) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'EN' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0510227 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.