24La Mère GérardVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 19808 State: 4/4 |  |
| 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: | 122 x 89 mm |
| Other size: | chine collé 126 x 87 mm |
| Note on size: | mount stuck down so unable to determine paper size |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine applique on wove |
| Note on the paper: | mount stuck down so unable to examine paper properly |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | fairly even although slightly darker at edges, areas of woman's face and hand wiped more cleanly, but combining with paper to give a greyish tone |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting around Delatre's inscription, also near edges |
| Print note: | A good clear impression, the ink appearing dark brown on this paper; burnishing out visible to right of the figure |
| 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: | 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' stamp in black ink in bottom right corner within platemark on recto (V&A, Lugt 1957) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '19808.'in brown ink in lower right corner, within platemark; '19808' below platemark ib pencil (erased); both on recto. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0110416 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.