73Portrait of a manFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1892.2 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Dr Riggall. Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson, London (ca 1829 - d. 1891); Sotheby's, London, 3 March 1892; bought from Deprez & Gutekunst, London, (receipt, 5 March 1892), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, March 1892; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 256 x 172 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 228 x 152 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | china laid |
| Note on the paper: | Eastern laid: hosho; little debris - even distribution; 36 mm between chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean-wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | minor scattered flecks from abrasion, not acid |
| Print note: | Strong impression with clear, clean-cut lines and with considerable drypoint burr |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1860.' |
| 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: | FGA folder sheet: Trial proof. Hutchinson Collection stamp in the margin. Freer wrote in pencil, verso: W.D. Mr. Mann. W. 58. Dr. Riggalli's proof mentioned in Wedmore. Freer's seal, without color, in bottom proper left corner. Hutchinson's seal, without color, bottom proper right corner. Unidentified writing in pencil, verso: 9303. M. Smith wrote in pencil, verso: F1892.2 K63 |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blindstamp (J. H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921) and 'F' stamp (C. L. Freer) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '9303' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.W.' [underscored] on verso; 'Mr. Mann. W58. Dr. Riggall's proof mentioned in Wedmore.' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0630203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.