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Isle de la Cité, Paris

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1959-656
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Possibly at H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (the stock no. a37184 suggests a date around 1903, although that no. refers to another print in their books). Possibly at Colnaghi's, London, 1922/23 (inferred from the stock no. c10508). The Art Institute of Chicago; given to the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1959.  

 

Paper size:262 x 347 mm  
Plate mark size:201 x 291 mm  
Note on size:.  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:dark ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' (pre-1800) laid  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:residual  
Note on foul biting:at edges and bottom right  
Print note:horizontal scratches at bottom right corner  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'Dec. 1859. Paris de la Galerie d'Ap.'  
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:'a 37184' on verso; 'c 10508' on recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:'£', 'c', '19' on verso.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0600106  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.