62J. Becquet, SculptorBirmingham Museum and Art GalleryAccession no: 569'04 State: 6/6 |
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| Provenance: | One of 15 etchings purchased and presented by the Trustees of the Public Picture Gallery Fund, Birmingham, June 1904. |
| Paper size: | 357 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 190 (outside) mm |
| Other size: | 243 x 180 (inside) mm |
| Note on size: | There is a large bevel creating two distinct platemarks. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight, sized |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is heavy print tone at the lower left and lower right. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor pitting |
| Print note: | The face is largely etched and the body largely depicted in drypoint. There is an etched scene of ships and figures beneath, showing through at the edges, particularly at the lower edge. There is a mottled effect from the inking. |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W48 / K52 IV ['IV' scored out] / III / Becquet.' on recto, at lower left; '2' on recto, at lower right, below platemark; '2' on verso, at lower left. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0520418 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.