6Annie Haden with BooksNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Philippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris; probably sold at auction, Sotheby, London, 1 May 1876 (lot 932), bought by 'Palmer', £5.0.0. Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904); listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by the Lenox Library, 1910 (Lenox Library became part of New York Public Library, 1911). |
| Paper size: | 203 x 152 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 97 x 66 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | except along the edge |
| Print note: | quite intense, romantic |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'J.W.' ('J' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'DSwedenborgo', 'Mach (Belphegor XII) iavelli', ', 'Directorium Inquisitorium', '?????.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Annie Haden - very early - probably unique - ' on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'PB' red stamp on recto (P. Burty, Lugt 413); 'S.P. AVERY / COLLECTION' stamp |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'non décrit - tête de jeune femme' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0080101 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.