36Z. Astruc, Editor of 'L'Artiste'British MuseumAccession no: 1863-10-17-175 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Museum records say: On loan from James McNeill Whistler |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Purchased from Whistler by the British Museum, London, 1863. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50113 |
| Paper size: | 295 x 218 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 224 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | very thin tissue, lots of flecks |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | a little at the edge and a curious area at bottom left |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | strong burr; one white uninked dot on shoulder to right |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler- 1859.' ['t' not crossed] |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' on verso, possibly by Whistler |
| 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: | '10' top right above platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0530203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.