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The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.1187
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Albert H. Wiggin (1868-1951), Boston; given to Boston Public Library, MA.  

 

Paper size:161 x 245 mm  
Plate mark size:111 x 145 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:dark cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:thick  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:  
Print tone:moderate overall tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'James Whistler'  
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:  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a)  
Dealers' stock nos:'K 3971' 'C4180'  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0250130  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.