22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'Baltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1996.48.12328 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996. |
| Paper size: | 163 x 187 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 112 x 147 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | probably the cover of an album. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | Texture around figure. |
| 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' and '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: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '8857' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '2.0' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0250113 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.