34Bibi ValentinArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.577 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 18181?). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 533 |
| Paper size: | 210 x 331 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | J. Bouchet |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | While Lochnan describes the print as a drypoint, much of the work is etched, with drypoint employed for shading, highlights and the background lines. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 18181' (partly erased) and '1198 c' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Wedmore number below platemark at lower left recto; 'FN' (mostly erased) at lower right recto; '1572' at lower centre recto; '24oo' (the oo superscript and underlined) at lower right recto; 'Hy -' at lower right verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0500203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.