22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'Hunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46713 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Possibly passed by family descent to Whistler's great-nephew, Joseph Whistler Revillon (1886-1955); bequeathed to the University of Glasgow, 1955. |
| Paper size: | 291 x 409 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 111 x 147 mm |
| Other size: | 110 x 145 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory on white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine on heavy weight plate paper |
| Note on the paper: | roughly cut on its left and lower edges. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | There is a light overall print tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is minor foul biting around the edges and light pitting over the figure of Whistler which is etched more deeply. There are fewer but deeper pits around writing and in lower left corner. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | see inscriptions |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Douze / Eaux Fortes / d'apres [sic] Nature / par / James Whistler'; 'Á. [sic] / Mon viel [sic] Ami Seymour Haden.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue. St. Jacques. 171. Paris. Nov. 1858' |
| 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: | no |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'only state', 'K25,' recto, below platemark, by Harold Wright. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0250108 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.