62J. Becquet, SculptorFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1898.414 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Purchased from Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York (receipt dated 28 October 1898) by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1898; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 305 x 233 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 255 x 193 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | even distribution, much debris |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Yes |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | an indented circle at bottom left; 'F' stamp (C.L. Freer) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 30460' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Mon portrait gravé par Whistler /' Becquet' written by the sitter; 'This proof bears the writing and signature of Becquet, now 78 years of age,' written in another hand; 'w x ex' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0520402 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.