8Little ArthurBritish MuseumAccession no: 1866-10-13-605 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Philippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris; sold to the British Museum, London, 1866. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49099 |
| Paper size: | 151 x 102 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 82 x 56 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | coarse, textured with dark fibre flecks. A close examination of the paper was prevented as the etching has been attached to the mount. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | not visible from recto |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light overall print tone; the plate was wiped more cleanly on the face and collar. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is light foul biting at the edges; pitting in the foreground. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' ('t' uncrossed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | none on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | none on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | none on recto |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | none on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | none on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '4' on recto, at lower right, below platemark. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0090201 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.