62J. Becquet, SculptorNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8434 State: 1/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Philippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris; probably sold at auction, Sotheby, London, 1 May 1876 (lot 925), bought by Heywood, £5.7.6. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 65762). Theodore de Witt, New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10496 |
| Paper size: | 278 x 201 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 178 x 137 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the heavy weight paper has a greenish tone |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale uneven tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Printed with a frisket. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | stamps on verso, 'PB' (P. Burty, Lugt 413); 'TdW' (T. DE Witt, Lugt 2428); 'LJR' stamp on verso (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 65762' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '8' and '9608' on recto, '86' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0520105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.