34Bibi ValentinFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1892.8 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891); probably sold at auction Sotheby's, 3 March 1892; bought from H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, (receipt dated May 1892), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, May 1892; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 208 x 297 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | ivory discoloured to cream; 'antique' laid (pre 1800); much debris - uneven distribution, vertical chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | faint traces near plate edges |
| Note on foul biting: | Small patch to right of centre near bottom plate edge; irregular scuffs, scratches or acid marks at centre left print clearly. |
| Print note: | The drypoint on the hand has quite soft burr; the ink warm black, almost brown |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859.' |
| 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: | M. Smith records previously existing inscription 'W28' in graphite by Freer on recto |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blindstamp (J. H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921) and 'F' stamp (C.L. Freer, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 20588' on recto (mostly erased) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W28' on verso by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0500102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.