162Whistler with the White LockNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 265 x 204 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 118 x 80 mm |
| Note on size: | uneven edges at right and bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | with grey wash additions to shading around head, to hair, eyes, moustache, chin and left shoulder |
| Print tone: | Very light overall tone, looking grey |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | This is after cancellation yet signed by Whistler; the Wunderlich impressions were clearly being sold during JMW's lifetime, and he was apparently willing to sign them; the impression is quite prettily touched with grey wash-- as it is signed by JMW, could he have added the drawing as well?? |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly |
| 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: | The large pencil butterfly dates from 1879/1881 and may not be by Whistler. |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Whistler with the White Lock - Wedmore 142.'; '9' below platemark at right; '142' top left above image |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1720114 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.