7AnnieVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 19812 State: 4/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Francis Seymour Haden. |
| Image credit: | Photo ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Provenance: | Presented with the 12 etchings of the 'French Set' (14 including the two title pages) by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London, to South Kensington Museum, 1 January 1861. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1A |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 118 x 80 mm |
| Other size: | chine collé 116 x 77 mm |
| Note on size: | mount stuck down so unable to determine paper size |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine appllique on wove |
| Note on the paper: | textured with noticeable flecks; mount stuck down so unable to examine paper properly for colour, type and watermarks |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light and fairly even, although areas such as the face, collar, hands and pantaloons are wiped clean |
| Note on foul biting: | granular etched tone around the figure creates shadow; imprint of scrim to the left; light pitting around the inscriptions. |
| Print note: | A good impression; slight mottled effect from wiping particularly in the foreground; slight reticulation of ink down the left side; horizontal polish marks (very light scratches) evident at the lower left. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' (crossed 'l' instead of 't') |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171.' |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | n/a |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | n/a |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | crowned 'NAL' black ink stamp within platemark at lower centre on recto (V&A, Lugt 1957) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '19812' in pen on recto, and in pencil, below platemark, erased |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0100412 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.