35C. L. Drouet, SculptorMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 40.63.5 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Harold K. Hochschild, 1940 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York. Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Albert W. Scholle (d. 1910), New York. Given by Harold K. Hochschild to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1940. |
| Paper size: | 359 x 242 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 152 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| 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 tone, at edges on right |
| Note on foul biting: | at edge |
| Print note: | a superb early proof, with some burr |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859.' and 'Whistler Maitre Eaufortier' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Drouet Sculpteur' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp.' in pencil |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1890/1892 |
| Collector's mark: | 'B. M.' stamp on verso (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); pentagon stamp (A.W. Scholle, Lugt 2923a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0550214 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.