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86

The Forge

Victoria and Albert Museum
Accession no: Circ.179-1965
State: 4/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bought from P.& D. Colnaghi's, London, by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 31 March 1965 for £15.0.0.  
Additional acq. no:EE.2A  

 

Paper size:273 x 380 mm  
Plate mark size:196 x 317 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:white, darkened  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese laid  
Note on the paper:very thin  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light residual tone  
Note on foul biting:-  
Print note:print creases leave white lines, rich burr with plenty of ink absorbed on the left side  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. / 1861.' ( 't' not crossed)  
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:The '63' refers to the Wedmore catalogue number.  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'63' and '84052' on recto bottom left  
Misc inscriptions by others:'excessively rare', [illegible], partly erased recto bottom right; '£75'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0680415  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.