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

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEYG
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Mrs Henry Draper gift to New York Public Library  

 

Paper size:453 x 317 - 305 mm  
Plate mark size:111 x 146 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):chine on wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Light overall tone.  
Note on foul biting:Some dots, and edges and texture (retroussage?)  
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. [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:'MEYG' stamp on recto 'JAN 11 1913' 'MRS HENRY DRAPER'; '55447' stamp on verso, stamp in blue on verso, this is inside corner  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Preserve this cover in its actual condition' 'EGK. 25' (on wrapper)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0250149  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.