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Bibi Lalouette

Grafische Sammlung der Albertina, Vienna
Accession no: DG1911/486

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Purchased for Kr. 126 from Artaria & Co., Vienna, by the k. k. Hofbibliothek, Vienna, 1911; transferred to the Albertina in 1921.  

 

Paper size:286 x 206 mm  
Plate mark size:225 x 152 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:even light tone in background, darker in lower left corner, patchy tone in foreground  
Note on foul biting:foul biting around the signature  
Print note:This impression is very similar to Colby's K0510232; see also HAG 0510207  

 

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:no  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:verso lower left corner 'Albertina Graph. Sammlg' in circle (Lugt 5e)  
Dealers' stock nos:a57949 (F. Keppel)  
Misc inscriptions by others:on mount below print: 'Wohl neuer Druck' ('probably new impression')  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0510z14  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.