434Rue de la RochefoucaultFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: 2005.266 State: 1/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Sold by Whistler to Wunderlich & Co., 16 April 1889; Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore, Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Given by Patricia Cornwell to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA, 2005. |
| Paper size: | 131 x 218 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 131 x 218 mm |
| Note on size: | The sheet is rather unevenly cut down the right edge. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Clean-wiped. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good, delicate impression, with beautiful effect of shadow within the doorway. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'RUE DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULT' on board at top right, 'HUITRES DU JOUR' twice, either side of shop front to right of centre |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st State / 2nd Proof -' on verso by Whistler, and '(no 6)' possibly by Whistler. |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Pencil butterfly is tiny; height 3mm; 32-43mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The butterfly on the verso dates from 1888/1889. |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342) in blue on tab; 'HW' stamp of Howard Whittemore (Lugt 1384a) all on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'HC. 89-80 - ADEE 1/2' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '(No 6) / Rue de la Rochefoucauld' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4190102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.