69Riault (The Wood Engraver)British MuseumAccession no: 1887-12-16-34-11 State: C/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Published in a cancelled set of etchings by the Fine Art Society, London, 1879. Album acquired by the British Museum, London, 1887. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA102814 |
| Paper size: | 328 x ca 248 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 152 mm |
| Note on size: | sheet bound into volume, uneven sheet at bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | top of crown |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | bare at edges top right and bottom; minimal |
| Note on foul biting: | splashes of acid, dots of flecks particularly at right |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1860.' |
| 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 and museum records |
| ID: | K0650403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.