14Street at SaverneMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.13 State: 3/4 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 16947). Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 324 x 232 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 216 x 156 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale grey |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | quite heavy weight rag paper with interesting texture |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone, emphasizing contrast |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The effect is of cool evening lights rather than a Nocturne. |
| 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.' (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: | 'a 16947' on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '30' at bottom right corner, and '30-' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0190429 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.