34Bibi ValentinLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 50 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 157 x 233 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: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | graphite shading on hair, on forehead, on bridge of nose and to the right of it |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | Irregular scratches to upper left of feet. |
| Print note: | Some drypoint shading is quite blurry. |
| 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: | no |
| Collector's mark: | 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '19' at upper left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0500218 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.