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Finette

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46748
State: C+/14

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Possibly passed by family descent to Whistler's great-nephew, Joseph Whistler Revillon (1886-1955); bequeathed to the University of Glasgow, 1955.  

 

Paper size:314 x 220/222 mm  
Plate mark size:291 x 200 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:The paper colour is ivory discoloured to buff; it appears to be of poorer quality than the FAS set, has less crisp chain and laid lines and is without watermark  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:Grey-black ink additions to the hair at left,the eyes, nose and mouth as well as the shading below Finette's right hand and around the left hand  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Spots of ink at top right, not unsimilar to pitting; some lines are worn-out; crosshatching under the picture frame in the background is very regular, JW must have used a special device.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. 1859.'  
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:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0581003  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.