35C. L. Drouet, SculptorArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1933.774.7 State: Cb/2 |
Collection credit: | Gift of Walter S. Brewster |
Image credit: | The Art Institute of Chicago. Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago. |
Provenance: | Published in a cancelled set of etchings by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Set acquired by Walter M. Hill, Chicago; Walter S. Brewster (1872-1954), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1933. |
Paper size: | 380 x 237 mm |
Plate mark size: | 227 x 152 mm |
Note on size: | Sight measurement of paper; the impression is bound |
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: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | light plate tone |
Note on foul biting: | |
Print note: |
Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859.' and 'Whistler Maitre Eaufortier' |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859.', lower right; 'Drouet. Sculpteur', lower centre |
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: | |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | "Drouet" / K55 M55 Gr55 W53 T55" on recto in lower margin in Brewster's hand. |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K0550311 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.