27La Vieille aux LoquesMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 67.616.2 State: 3/4 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1967 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 64083). Given by Susan Dwight Bliss (1822-1966) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1967. |
| Paper size: | 313 x 210 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 207 x 147 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone, wiped clean on the bonnet; and reflections on the pots have been scraped clean to emphasise the highlights; the tone is much darker on the shadows at top left but the 'fingerprint' texture at right is barely visible, that area being wiped more clean than usual. |
| Note on foul biting: | extensive |
| Print note: | There are traces of vertical rubbing. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' ('s' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre rue St. Jacques 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 64083' or '67083' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1130' in pen on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0210227 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.