61FinetteBritish MuseumAccession no: 1872.07.13.412 State: 13/14 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50125 |
| Paper size: | 328 x 237 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 284 x 197 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale grey! |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight, very little texture, rather flattened platemark, possibly browned |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light - very little tone |
| Note on foul biting: | no, but there is a lot of texture on the carpet below her skirt, and in shaded areas, and some spots on the vertical lines at top right (as in Glasgow impression). Probably like K0580z04 though printed darker. I think its 7 state - like 0580701 - and we need an image. See shading on central fold of skirt |
| Print note: | rich and dramatic - good detail of the mask; curious verticals through the feather; hardly any detail on right of skirt, deep black |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| 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: | K0580902 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.