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La Vieille aux Loques

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 21.2
State: 3/4

Collection credit:Pennell Collection  
Image credit:  
Provenance:E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:216 x 155 mm  
Plate mark size:209 x 148 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching [and drypoint]  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:retroussage and heavy inking of dark shading in the background  
Note on foul biting:as usual  
Print note:warm reddish brown ink  

 

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:'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'20' at upper left on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0210339  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.