62J. Becquet, SculptorFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1898.284 State: 3/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Probably acquired from Whistler by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London; bought from Hermann Wunderlich & Co., New York, (receipt, 9 November 1898), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, November 1898; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 328 x 214 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 255 x 193 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid (pre 1800); much debris - even distribution, vertical chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | some light tone on background |
| Note on foul biting: | large patch above bottom plate edge, scattered flecks and small patches on upper third of plate to left and right of figure, vise mark at lower right corner, two small, prominent spots at lower right and series of small spots between figure's arm and right plate edge (perhaps associated with drypoint lines?); numerous remnants of lines from earlier design--along right edge of printed subject, across right arm and cello and at lower left plate edge |
| Print note: | Despite the rather odd wiping of tone at right, the lines with their fresh burr are strong and dark and the impression good. |
| 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: | M.Smith notes previously existing inscription 'S.H.' in graphite on print's margin. It was erased 1924.3.31. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'x' on verso (appears to be same graphite as Freer's inscription); 'W48' on verso by C. L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0520306 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.