474Newspaper-Stall, Rue de SeineVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: E.5311-1907 State: 2/2 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | J. Bramson; bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 13 November 1907, 450 fr. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.2A |
| Paper size: | 89 x 201 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 83 x 200 mm |
| Note on size: | mount stuck down so unable to determine paper size |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid ? |
| Note on the paper: | paper yellowed. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight, fairly even, slightly darker towards edges |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting around the figures and dog; slight foul biting towards the edges and corners |
| Print note: | much burnishing out in the left half, or parts drawn but not etched |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | various signs: 'GIL BLAS / BON' [?]; 'VARUN'; 'AILDRI' ; '[…]OTEL / […]ME / […]TEMPER / […]HAMA / […]SABLE' [?] [check] |
| 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 41 mm from left, 5 x 13 mm; faint pencil butterfly probably not b |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'VAM' circular stamp on verso partially showing through |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4320203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.