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La Marchande de Moutarde

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 1
State: 2/5

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:Jean-Louis-Henri Le Secq (1818-1882), Paris (L.1336). Probably sold at his sale, Loys Delteil, Paris 1905. Atherton Curtis (1863-1944), Paris (no. 4920); given in 1943 to the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France.  
Additional acq. no:D.07374  

 

Paper size:217 x 145/144 mm  
Plate mark size:156 x 89 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:n/a  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:even light plate tone  
Note on foul biting:finger prints along lower left margins; pitting.  
Print note:nice  

 

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. 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:inscription on verso not accessible  
Collector's mark:recto red oval stamp 'B.N. EST' (Lugt 400); black stamp lower right corner 'D.67374'; verso right 'HSL' (Lugt 1336?).  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:indistinct inscription recto, lower margin, centre  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0220206  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.