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The Hangman's House, Tours

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 57.265
State: 1/3

Collection credit:Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895.  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance:Listed by E. G. Kennedy (1910) as having been owned by John Caldwell (1882-1907), Pittsburgh, PA. William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957.  

 

Paper size:136 x 98 mm  
Plate mark size:133 x 98 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall  
Note on foul biting:some flecks  
Print note:warm black - looks dark brown on the paper  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
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:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 17-27mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'wpc jr' verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'EF188 -'  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3760104  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.