24La Mère GérardLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 11 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | Hubbard Collection |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Hubbard Collection. Acquired by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 287 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 129 x 90 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory on ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine on laid |
| Note on the paper: | chine collé; the support sheet removed from a book, with sewing holes along the left sheet edge and discolouration along the right sheet edge |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | as usual |
| Print note: | scraper/burnisher marks are quite visible, especially at left 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: | 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: | '16' at lower right on the recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0110421 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.