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La Mère Gérard

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession no: 17.3.5
State: 4/4

Collection credit:Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917  
Image credit:Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art  
Provenance:Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917.  

 

Paper size:433 x 303 mm  
Plate mark size:127 x 89 mm  
Other size:126 x 88 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):chine appliqué on wove  
Note on the paper:looks brownish grey and the tone  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:slight foul biting round the edges  
Print note:A good, clear, sharp impression on chine, which gives a light golden warm tone to the etching. Burnishing and texture is visible at right.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler - '  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' ('J' reversed)  
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:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0110412  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.