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En Plein Soleil

British Museum
Accession no: 1872-07-13-425
State: 3/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:'En Plein soleil' bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA49274  

 

Paper size:173 x 213 mm  
Plate mark size:100 x 135 mm  
Other size:98 x 134 chine collé mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:pinkish off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):chine collé on wove  
Note on the paper:paper stuck down on mount so unable to examine for watermarks  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:?  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:fairly even, slightly darker at sides, white areas wiped clean, e.g. woman's face and hand; mottled effect in sky to left of woman  
Note on foul biting:scrim marks at lower left, and a large area bounded by a firm line where acid resistant varnished was used.  
Print note:Area of stopping out at lower left corner.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler.' (lower left); 'Whistler' (with 's' reversed; 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:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0150209  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.