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Z. Astruc, Editor of 'L'Artiste'

British Museum
Accession no: 1863-10-17-175
State: 3/3

Collection credit:Museum records say: On loan from James McNeill Whistler  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:Purchased from Whistler by the British Museum, London, 1863.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA50113  

 

Paper size:295 x 218 mm  
Plate mark size:224 x 151 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:dark ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japan  
Note on the paper:very thin tissue, lots of flecks  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:a little at the edge and a curious area at bottom left  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:strong burr; one white uninked dot on shoulder to right  

 

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:'Whistler' on verso, possibly by Whistler  
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:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:'10' top right above platemark  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0530203  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.