22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'New York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 233 x 246 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 111 x 146 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Darkened within old mount, no chain lines. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Medium overall tone, even. |
| Note on foul biting: | some dots, and round the edges and at bottom left |
| Print note: | Good impression. Texturing around legs of artist and trousers |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler', 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: | 'Whistler' and butterfly (of 1874) in pencil |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1874 |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '20' on recto above top left corner |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0250144 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.