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Bibi Valentin

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession no: 83.1.19
State: 2/2

Collection credit:Gift of William Loring Andrews, 1883, transferred from the Library  
Image credit:Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art  
Provenance:Given by William Loring Andrews (1837-1920) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1883.  

 

Paper size:241 x 334 mm  
Plate mark size:152 x 227 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:dark ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:medium weight  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:(?) tone  
Note on foul biting:edges  
Print note:  

 

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:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:Lower left margin: 'Bibi Valentin - Paris' (latter rubbed out) and right '41' (twice) on recto; '~13' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0500231  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.