44Whistler with a hatArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.537 State: 3/3 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London; possibly sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 March 1892 (lot 101/102). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 533 |
| Paper size: | 306 x 207 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream discoloured to buff |
| 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: | light overall plate tone, slightly disturbed at lower right. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| 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: | Note misc inscription: possible new provenance info |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blind stamp (J.H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'This impression was given by Whistler to his Mother - see other side / I had it from M.W. Ridley' at lower right verso [there is no other inscription on recto; margins appear as though they may have been trimmed] |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0540202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
