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Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child)

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1967-1163
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Probably bequeathed by Whistler to Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903, and by her to the University of Glasgow in 1958; exchanged by the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, with the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1967.  

 

Paper size:207 x 158 mm  
Plate mark size:175 x 128 mm  
Note on size:slightly rough edge, possibly from a book  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' (pre-1800) laid  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:illegible  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall  
Note on foul biting:flecks  
Print note:Note some light \\ scratches at top right  

 

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:  
Collector's mark:'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) on verso.  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Cameo (No 1)' on recto, possibly written by Harold Wright; '15' on verso.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3470110  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.