389Little Market Place, ToursFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: FSC-GR-700 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore, Naugatuck, CT, 1919; his sale at Parke Bernet, January 1949. Louis B. Dailey (1904-2000), New York; sold at auction, Sotheby's, New York, 21 October 2003; Susan Schulman/Carolyn Bullard Printsellers, NY; purchased by the Freer Gallery of Art with funds from the Lunder Foundation in 2002. |
| Paper size: | 130 x 177 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 177 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very pale overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: | This appears to be the impression reproduced by Kennedy; the only drypoint is the fine shading on and within the central doorway; a few other areas with fine lines may be either drypoint or remnants of abandoned etched work. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'HOTEL' on sign in middle-distance left, 'HOTEL' etc over entrance; HALLES CENTRALES / RAIMOND [?] FILS |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '(No7)' the 'o' superscript, at lower left on the verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: | tab 138-146 mm from left, height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | An earlier note said that the signature on the tab had been erased, but this is incorrect |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HM' in pencil; 'HW' stamp (Harris G. Whittemore, Lugt 1384a); 'R.F.K.' stamp (not in Lugt); 'LDB' stamp (Louis B. Dailey, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '17' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3750106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.