385Quai de MontebelloFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1903.32 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Hermann Wunderlich & Co., by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1903; (Freer's receipt, 11 March 1903), bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 151 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 148 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper is discoloured almost to buff; the sheet was removed from a book, with discolouration and traces of red dye along the top sheet edge |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Very pale overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | shop sign: 'Eque DE COMPAS', lower left, mirrored script: 'Quai de Montebello' |
| 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 61-70 mm from left, height 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | According to Mansfield, the first plate inscription is 'Fque de Compass' |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Quai de Montebello' at lower centre on the verso (possibly by C.L. Freer); '155' at lower left on the verso; 'W317' at lower centre on the verso by C.L. Freer; 'ix-' at lower left on the verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4170202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.