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109

Draped Model

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1934.626
State: after C+/11

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934.  
Additional acq. no:R 3215  

 

Paper size:257 x 171 mm  
Plate mark size:209 x 134 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Very faint and grayish; the graphite annotation in the margin indicates it was printed 'à l'essence' but it may be just a lightly inked impression from the worn plate  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
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:this does not appear to be printed 'a l'essence' but is, rather, a greyish impression after cancellation  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'2235 c' (the c superscript' at lower centre recto  
Misc inscriptions by others:'à l'essence' at lower left recto; '155/5' at centre verso; 'FC xc-' (the xc superscript) at lower right recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1000802  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.