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Riault (The Wood Engraver)

British Museum
Accession 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.