129The DeskBritish MuseumAccession no: 1907-04-08-2 State: 5/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1907. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50457 |
| Paper size: | 210 x 173 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 210 x 137 mm |
| Note on size: | trimmed vertically to platemark, but not horizontally, and with some slight paper loss at top and bottom edge |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian |
| Note on the paper: | lustrous, possibly japanese |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | Grey wash shading on the head enlarging it |
| Print tone: | Very inky and uneven tone, with scrape marks and bare areas at the top and (uneven) bottom. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Interesting working proof, with dramatic ink tone and wash. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1330402 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.