8Little ArthurLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 9 State: 3/4 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1938 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 190 x 148 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 81 x 56 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory on off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine on wove plate paper |
| Note on the paper: | ivory paper is almost discoloured to tan |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | tiny spots |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'JW'; 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue. St Jacques. 171.' |
| 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: | 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'K.9 III Little Arthur (the rare 3rd state / before the plate was cut)' by Harold Wright |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0090308 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.