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Seymour

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1917.442
State: 2/3

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago, 1910; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1917.  

 

Paper size:136 x 100 mm  
Plate mark size:135 x 98 mm  
Note on size:trimmed very close to platemark; note rounded plate corners  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:letters  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Particularly fine impression, notable for the strong contrasts, and subtlety of fine lines.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:' "Seymour" '  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
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:Circular stamp of Bryan Lathrop (Lugt 2972).  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0310202  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.