83SketchingUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1938.11 State: 5/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Museum Purchase |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Bought by the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI, 1938. |
| Paper size: | 167 x 235 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 122 x 165 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | the sheet was removed from a book; this is a published impression |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | non |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | Kennedy noted a fifth state, with new work over all the plate giving a stronger effect, but this may be in error? |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0860407 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.