413Mairie, LochesFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1889.7 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; bought through Fine Art Society, London (receipt, 24 May 1889), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1889; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 218 x 128 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 218 x 128 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: | HR countermark |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with overall tone, selectively wiped--darker at the top, bottom and corners and lighter at the centre |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable over the etched area; directional acid spots at the center of the building give a textured effect to the façade |
| Print note: | A good impression with soft tone and soft shdows in the window. There is only a tiny amount of drypoint: the shading in the second storey window |
| 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: | butterfly at lower right on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Chosen proof.' at lower right on the verso by Whistler; '2' at lower left on the verso, possibly by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 20-29 mm from left, height 2 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'F' stamp (C.L. Freer, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Mairie-Loches' at lower left on the verso and 'W259' at lower centre on the verso, by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3820302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.