109Draped ModelArt Institute of ChicagoAccession 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.