62J. Becquet, SculptorNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/6 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by the Lenox Library, 1910 (Lenox Library became part of New York Public Library, 1911). |
| Paper size: | 280 x 205 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 92 wide mm |
| Other size: | image 71 x 140 mm |
| Note on size: | the frisket is not rectangular; platemark not visible at bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale green |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| 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: | light tone, some rubbed off entirely at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | some flecks or scrapes really |
| Print note: | printed with friskette |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '48²-'; 'Becquet was a sculptor - living in 1897 - done at one sitting said W.' ; 'A' in bottom right corner on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0520110 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.