22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'Victoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 19803 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Francis Seymour Haden. |
| Image credit: | Photo ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Provenance: | Presented with the 12 etchings of the 'French Set' (14 including this cover and another impression of the title page) by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London, to South Kensington Museum, 1 January 1861. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1A |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 111 x 147 mm |
| Other size: | chine collé 109 x 146 mm |
| Note on size: | The wove sheet is large but the mount is stuck down preventing measuring |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory on ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine applique on wove |
| Note on the paper: | Mount stuck down, paper inaccessible. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light, fairly even, slightly more pronounced on the right and around the figures - the girl second to the left of Whistler has been given more tone; dark at edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting particularly around edges and lower left corner |
| Print note: | slightly mottled effect from wiping, particularly around figures on left; pitting; granular etched tone used effectively on the figures of the artist and the girl second to his left; |
| 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. [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: | crowned 'NAL' stamp in black ink in bottom right corner within platemark on recto (V&A, Lugt 1957) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '19803' in pen at bottom right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0250142 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.