182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaKupferstich-Kabinett der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen DresdenAccession no: A 1919-279 State: 3/3 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Woldemar von Seidlitz (1850-1922), Dresden; given to the Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 205 x 337 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 302 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | thick |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even plate tone, slightly darker along left margin, some tone in shadows |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | the 'pitting' in the foreground appears to have been drawn, not foul-bitten |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'OLD FERRY WHARF. / J. JOHNSON / COAL MERCHANT'; 'THE ADAM and EVE - / Wine & Spirit Establ'; 'STOP / PIT'; 'UEWS' - on buildings |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso centre brown round stamp of the Kupferstichkabinett, Lugt 1616 |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '2157' on verso lower right |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '"Adam & Eve" Chelsea' recto lower margin centre; verso lower left '152'; '4/4/.' recto pencil lower right corner; 'lv / - / -' verso lower right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1750230 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.