86The ForgeGrafische Sammlung der Albertina, ViennaAccession no: DG1909/470 State: 4/6 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased for RM 480.- from Kunstsalon Emil Richter, Dresden, by the k. k. Hofbibliothek, Vienna, 1909; transferred to the Albertina in 1921. |
| Paper size: | 216 x 325/330 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 194 x 316 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Japan |
| Note on the paper: | faux laid lines, left edge irregular |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | distinct even tone, heavy inking on the left, triangular shadow below anvil |
| Note on foul biting: | fine foul biting in upper left corner |
| Print note: | single paper fibres show as white hairlines |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1861.' ( 't' not crossed) |
| 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: | no |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | recto lower right corner '1904-470' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0680z17 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.