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J. Becquet, Sculptor

British Museum
Accession no: 1874-06-13-530
State: 5/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:Acquired by the British Museum, London, 1874.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA50107  

 

Paper size:270 x 205 mm  
Plate mark size:254 x 190 mm  
Note on size:5mm bevel within the platemark size  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no  
Note on foul biting:a few dashes at top left and scrapes in centre  
Print note:still burr on diagonals below arm at left, and down right edge, and on hair - but inked thinly except for face, with the earlier work visible  

 

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:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0520310  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.