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Z. Astruc, Editor of 'L'Artiste'

British Museum
Accession no: 1887-12-16-34-5
State: C/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum.  
Provenance:Published in a cancelled set of etchings by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Album acquired by the British Museum, London, 1887.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA102495  

 

Paper size:322 x ca 246 mm  
Plate mark size:226 x 152 mm  
Note on size:sheet bound into volume, slightly rough 'papercut'  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:minimal, slightly uneven  
Note on foul biting:a few dots and scrapes  
Print note:possible burnishing traces at lower corners  

 

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: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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0530305  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.