27La Vieille aux LoquesMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 62.635.605 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by Harry G. Friedman (1882-1965) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1962. |
| Paper size: | 275 x 280 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 207 x 148 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | thick, dirty |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | nearly clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | at the edges, the fingerprint type mark is getting faint; noticeable scrim type texture at bottom left |
| Print note: | strong contrasts with light areas very bright |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' ('s' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | '…Rue …' ('Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171.' is nearly entirely obliterated) |
| 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: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171.' is nearly entirely obliterated, more than in K0210336. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '6480' on recto, 'B.10562' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'CO', on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0210312 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.