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Mallarmé

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 54941
State: C/1

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Plate bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958; printed in 1970s at the Glasgow Print Studio by Beth Fisher (b. 1944).  

 

Paper size:126 x 83 mm  
Plate mark size:100 x 65 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:medium weight, regular, modern, machine-made. Its upper and right edges are rough.  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:There is a medium print tone that is more pronounced around the figure, creating shadows- slightly mottled effect.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:The impression is not printed squarely on the paper. The wipe marks are largely vertical. There are scratch marks from wiping around the head.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'11' on recto, at lower right of margin.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:E200211  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.