22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'British MuseumAccession no: 1866-10-13-603 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Philippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris; sold to the British Museum, London, 1866. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49392 |
| Paper size: | 210 x 239 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 111 x 146 mm |
| Other size: | 109 x 145 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine collé on wove |
| Note on the paper: | Paper stuck down on mount so unable to examine for watermarks. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light and even - slightly darker at right and left edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | Pitting, particularly around figure of Whistler (modelled on Ernest Delannoy) - well manipulated to suggest texture of trousers etc; foul biting around edges. |
| Print note: | slightly mottled effect from wiping, particularly noticeable on the left hand figures. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | see inscriptions |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Douze / Eaux Fortes / d'apres [sic] Nature / par / James Whistler' (upper section); 'Á [sic] / Mon viel [sic] Ami Seymour Haden.' (lower edge) |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue. St. [superscript 't'] 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0250140 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.