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The Forge

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
Accession no: L.65.2011.12
State: 4/6

Collection credit:Promised gift of Frank Raysor.  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Sylvester Rosa Koehler (1837-1900), Boston. Colnaghi's, London (stock no. C 11836). Raysor Collection; promised gift to Virginia Museum of Fine Art  

 

Paper size:214 x 335 mm  
Plate mark size:195 x 316 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:slightly darkened in margin  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:beehive (bricked arch)  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:thin, drypoint fading; Ellis & Green impression  

 

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:  
Collector's mark:'S.R. Koehler' on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'c. 11836' on recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0680z28  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.