30SeymourBritish MuseumAccession no: 1872-07-13-392 State: 2/3 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
Provenance: | 'Seymour Haden standing against a tree' bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49713 |
Paper size: | 184 x 144 mm |
Plate mark size: | 134 x 98 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | The edges are cut. A close examination of the paper was prevented as the etching has been attached to the mount. |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | There is a watermark but it is difficult to make out from the recto. |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | There is medium print tone, used particularly at the lower right foreground and upper right background. The main tree and figure are wiped more cleanly. |
Note on foul biting: | There is pitting over the central tree which is bitten more deeply. There is foul biting at the corners. |
Print note: | The surface of the paper is abraded, giving a broken surface to the ink. |
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: | none on recto |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | none on recto |
Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
Note on the tab: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | none on recto |
Dealers' stock nos: | none on recto |
Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Whistler' on recto, lower right, outwith platemark |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
ID: | K0310219 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.