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En Plein Soleil

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46694
State: 3/3

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 64394). Dr J. A McCallum (1862-1948); given to the University of Glasgow, 1939.  

 

Paper size:163 x 226 mm  
Plate mark size:101 x 135 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid paper; flecked with brown fibres  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:fairly even, overall print tone  
Note on foul biting:A large area at the lower left bounded by a firm line where acid resistant varnish was used.  
Print note:Remains of earlier etching of head, right side (portrait format); loose paper fibre affecting ink take-up at lower right corner.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'; and a faint 'Whistler' with 's' reversed in upper left corner  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. ['J' reversed] 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:'JAMcC' (J. A. McCallum) rectangular stamp in brown ink on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 64394' on verso in black ink  
Misc inscriptions by others:'W.6II / K.15 II / En plein soleil / c. 83' recto, by Harold Wright  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0150206  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.