413Mairie, LochesLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 382 State: 3/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1952 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 5078). Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 223 x 130 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 219 x 130 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | the colour is almost tan |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | PRO PATRIA |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very pale tone; bands of picking at lower left |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | faint traces of lines which may be unetched (marks from etching needle) or pale, worn drypoint; as this is the 'first state', it is more likely the former |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 28-38 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 5078' at lower right verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'La Mairie Loches 23' at lower left verso' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3820103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.