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La Rétameuse

Victoria and Albert Museum
Accession no: Circ.204-1919
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Given (under the incorrect title 'La mere gerard') by Miss C.M. Pott, London, to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, for the Circulating Collection, 1919.  
Additional acq. no:EE.1A  

 

Paper size:160 x 138 mm  
Plate mark size:111 x 90 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:slightly darkened within the mount  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone, slightly more pronounced towards edges  
Note on foul biting:foul biting towards corners and edges; slight pitting in apron  
Print note:mottled effect from wiping, particularly in the foreground  

 

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.'  
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:'circ. 204-1919' black ink on verso; 'Circ 204-1919. / 5' in pencil below platemark on recto.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0140217  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.