22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: ? State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of William Loring Andrews, 1883, transferred from the Library |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Given by William Loring Andrews (1837-1927) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1883. |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 111 x 146 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | MMA record states: 'early impression'. |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'par James Whistler'; in margin '27' |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K0250150 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.