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Sketching

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1927.5940
State: 5/6

Collection credit:The Charles Deering Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Charles Deering (1852-1927), Chicago; the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Charles Deering Collection, 1927.  

 

Paper size:135 x 235 mm  
Plate mark size:120 x 166 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:Black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:A slipped impression, affecting lines on the upper half of the plate.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler.' ('t' not crossed)  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'London, Published Decembe[r] 1st. 1861 by Day & Son, Lith. To the Queen'; 'J. Whistler // PL. 45  
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:'CD' stamp (Charles Deering, L. 516)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'6' (mostly erased) at lower left recto; '[W69]' at lower right recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0860402  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.