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Chancellerie, Loches

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1924.663
State: 5/7

Collection credit:From the Ethel Wrenn Bequest  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:John Henry Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago; bequeathed to his family, 1911; bequeathed by Ethel Wrenn, Chicago, to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1924.  
Additional acq. no:6159  

 

Paper size:274 x 165 mm  
Plate mark size:270 x 165 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:Arms of Amsterdam  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:Dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with very light overall plate tone, slightly more at the top  
Note on foul biting:a slight textural effect from grainy flecks  
Print note:A number of short scratches in the blank area at right and between the rooftops read as drypoint. A good impression.  

 

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 3)' on verso, possibly by Whistler  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'J.H.W.' (John H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'acc. No. 6159' at lower left verso (not an AIC accession number); illegible letters [possibly 'RAC' or 'PAC'?] at lower centre verso may be collector's initials  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3830302  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.