60VenusVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: Circ.178-1965 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought from P.& D. Colnaghi's, London, by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 31 March 1965 for £8.0.0. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.2A |
| Paper size: | 207 x 290 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 153 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone, slightly darker shade in background; inked areas bottom right |
| Note on foul biting: | fine scattered pitting in band along bottom edge |
| Print note: | stippled drypoint lines far right, upper half with somewhat fuzzy burr; lines of abandoned drawing well visible |
| 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: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'CIRC.178-1965' on verso bottom left, blue ink |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0590214 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.