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Chancellerie, Loches

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 57.252
State: 2/7

Collection credit:Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895.  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no a 36151). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957.  

 

Paper size:271 x 164 mm  
Plate mark size:268 x 164 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:horned crown  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light overall  
Note on foul biting:a few flecks  
Print note:a little worn or underinked in windows; colour and texture from paper adds warmth  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'REMENTS', sign below window  
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:tab 32-42mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HHB' stamp on verso (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 36151 /aXX' verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Early proof before additional work'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3830203  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.