11En Plein SoleilNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904); acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 212 x 238 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 100 x 125 mm |
| Other size: | 99 x 133 (chine) mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan on off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine appliqué on wove card |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | heavy area within bottom left corner plus light specks |
| Print note: | Vertical scratches down plate. |
| 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: | 'Whistler -' with butterfly in pencil on recto |
| 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: | possibly an early 1873/1874 butterfly, but unusual |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '6' on recto and verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0150225 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.