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Sketching

University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor
Accession 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.