62J. Becquet, SculptorFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: 2005.281 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Colnaghi's, London (stock no. c 21395). Robert Rice (b. 1925). Given by Patricia Cornwell to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA, 2005. |
| Paper size: | 286 x 205 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 171 x 140 image mm |
| Note on size: | broad margin; Kennedy's note re: use of frisket |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper with a stained red edge at right (from old book) |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Mailed hand to right of a trident [?] topped with three balls; glove with initials CD, crown above |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall brownish tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The drypoint lines at left and in the hair are rich; burr on drypoint lines lower left |
| 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: | 'Whistler' below impression, at right.[twice] |
| 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: | verso, red stamp of circle with monogram 'RR' (the first R reversed, Robert Rice, not in Lugt); and pencil initials 'JRM' [?] and ''JLM' [?] |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 21395'; and '18437' at top right recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | K. 52i Bequet '27 1/2 c 33 1/2' etc; 'ET IMBLKHH' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0520106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.