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The 'Adam and Eve', Old Chelsea

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1954-48
State: 3/3

Collection credit:Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller Fonds.  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Dr H.C. Valkema Blouw; Blouw sale, Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 2-4 March 1954; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam.  

 

Paper size:195 x 320 mm  
Plate mark size:176 x 302 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:dark ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japan  
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 overall tone  
Note on foul biting:Some flecks and dots  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'OLD FERRY WHARF. / J. JOHNSON / COAL MERCHANT'; 'THE ADAM and EVE - / Wine & Spirit Establ'; 'STOP / PIT'; 'UEWS' - on buildings  
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:Shield stamp (F.G. Waller, Lugt 2760) ; 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) on recto.  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1750221  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.