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Finette

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 58
State: 10/14

Collection credit:Pennell Fund  
Image credit:Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division  
Provenance:Howard Mansfield (1849-1938); Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:380 x 263 mm  
Plate mark size:289 x 201 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:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:soft light overall tone on the background  
Note on foul biting:series of acid droplets at upper right  
Print note:This appears to be Kennedy's 6th state but is not the impression illustrated in his catalogue (different wiping and ink blotches)  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler 1859.' ('18' very faint)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:see signature  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:'Whistler' in margin at lower left  
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:'HM' Howard Mansfield (Lugt 1342); 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0580603  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.