69Riault (The Wood Engraver)British MuseumAccession no: 1872-07-13-413 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | 'The Engraver' bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50196 |
| Paper size: | 295 x 150 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 150 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian |
| Note on the paper: | greyed, small fibres; laid marks, no chain marks, medium weight soft paper, possibly japanese |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | grey, light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | considerable marks of burnishing and scraping, strong impression printed with rich burr |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1860.' ('6' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler -' on recto, possibly by Whistler |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0650103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.