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Greenwich Pensioner

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: 2/2

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:192 x 264 mm  
Plate mark size:97 x 134 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:deep cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japan  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall even tone  
Note on foul biting:mostly at the corners.  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'Greenwich - 1859.'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:'Whistler' in pencil on recto  
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:'S. P. AVERY' rectangular stamp on recto  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'done at same time with Haden's No 16.' on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0340209  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.