459Cameo, No. 1 (Mother and Child)Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1967-1163 State: 1/1 |
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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.