63Isle de la Cité, ParisRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1959-656 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Possibly at H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (the stock no. a37184 suggests a date around 1903, although that no. refers to another print in their books). Possibly at Colnaghi's, London, 1922/23 (inferred from the stock no. c10508). The Art Institute of Chicago; given to the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1959. |
| Paper size: | 262 x 347 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 291 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre-1800) laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | residual |
| Note on foul biting: | at edges and bottom right |
| Print note: | horizontal scratches at bottom right corner |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Dec. 1859. Paris de la Galerie d'Ap.' |
| 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: | 'a 37184' on verso; 'c 10508' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '£', 'c', '19' on verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0600106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.