27La Vieille aux LoquesMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 1970.121.77 State: 3/4 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. king, and Sybil A. Walk, 1970 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Acquired from F.S.Haden by Thomas DeKay Winans (1820-1878); Celeste Marguerite Hutton (1855-1916); Elsie Celeste Hutton; given by Margaret C. Buell, Helen L. King, and Sybil A. Walk to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970. |
| Paper size: | 235 x 176 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 206 x 147 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan on off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine on wove |
| Note on the paper: | browned wove at edge |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | extensive texture, more at edge. |
| Print note: | A good, bold impression. Formerly "Winans Scrapbook" p. 27. |
| 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: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0210228 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.