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J. Becquet, Sculptor

Baltimore Museum of Art
Accession no: 1996.48.9048
State: 5/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art  
Provenance:George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996.  

 

Paper size:387 x 255 mm  
Plate mark size:255 x 191 mm  
Note on size:rough edge at left, possibly from the binding of a ledger  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:darkened  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:Fleur de lys [LD?]  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:overall tone uneven, but light  
Note on foul biting:extensive  
Print note:burr on the head and long lines, a good impression  

 

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:'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'The Fiddler' at bottom left; 'Juste Becquet' at right on recto; '48', on recto; '152' encircled on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0520308  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.