434Rue de la RochefoucaultFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1902.136 State: 2/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Frederick Keppel & Co., by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1902, (Freer receipt, 19 June 1902); bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 132 x 220 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 130 x 220 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' laid (post 1800) probably taken from a book |
| 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, heavier at the upper right corner |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks; small droplets at upper right and granular tone over the woman in the open shop between the signs |
| Print note: | New state between Kennedy's first and second |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly; a second butterfly, faintly, at lower right |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 44-53 mm from left, height 2 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | the pencil butterfly signature is slightly odd |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'La Marchande, rue de la Rochefoucault. / W316' at lower left on the verso by C.L. Freer; '250' (erased) and 'l/CV' at lower centre on the verso; '£Hx o with / through it' (or H reversed c c) at lower right on the verso. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4190203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.