61FinetteHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46748 State: C+/14 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Possibly passed by family descent to Whistler's great-nephew, Joseph Whistler Revillon (1886-1955); bequeathed to the University of Glasgow, 1955. |
| Paper size: | 314 x 220/222 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 291 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is ivory discoloured to buff; it appears to be of poorer quality than the FAS set, has less crisp chain and laid lines and is without watermark |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | Grey-black ink additions to the hair at left,the eyes, nose and mouth as well as the shading below Finette's right hand and around the left hand |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Spots of ink at top right, not unsimilar to pitting; some lines are worn-out; crosshatching under the picture frame in the background is very regular, JW must have used a special device. |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0581003 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.