34Bibi ValentinDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 46.167 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Dr and Mrs George Kamperman. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Dr and Mrs George Kamperman to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1946. |
| Paper size: | 192 x 280 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 152 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light, fairly even, slightly more pronounced towards edges, possibly more so towards left edge. |
| Note on foul biting: | Minor foul biting at corners and edges; very fine pitting all over, few concentrated patches in foreground; slight regular imprint visible at lower centre. |
| Print note: | Slightly mottled effect at left, probably from wiping. |
| 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 96359' on verso, lower left |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'YC' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0500216 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.