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Liverdun

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession no: 60.598.29
State: 3/3

Collection credit:Julia S. Manges, in memory of her husband Dr. Morris Manges, 1960  
Image credit:Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Julia S. Manges (d. 1960), in memory of her husband Dr Morris Manges, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1960  

 

Paper size:149 x 223 mm  
Plate mark size:109 x 154 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:pale grey  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:has lines but not cross-lines  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:partial, possibly fleur de lys  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone, more in bottom half, but wiped almost clean at the top and on the buildings.  
Note on foul biting:top right, under shading in foreground, and bottom left.  
Print note:a clear impression, the cart and ladders at left are sharp.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'J. Whistler' and 'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' (faint)  
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:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0160231  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.