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Mairie, Loches

Victoria and Albert Museum
Accession no: E.587-1890
State: 4/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Sold by Whistler to the South Kensington Museum, 7 July 1890, with three other etchings for a total of £40.0.0.  
Additional acq. no:EE.2A  

 

Paper size:221 x 130 mm  
Plate mark size:219 x 130 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian  
Note on the paper:laid down so unable to examine paper properly  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:slight overall tone  
Note on foul biting:a few flecks particularly in the lower left corner  
Print note:a good impression, delicate drypoint in door and 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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 34-43 mm from left  

 

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  
ID:K3820306  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.