474Newspaper-Stall, Rue de SeineBoston Public LibraryAccession no: ? State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Merrill Gift to Boston Public Library, MA, 23 March 1960 (23-60-024). |
| Paper size: | 86 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 83 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' (post-1800) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none visible |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped, some tone lower edge |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | fine, vivid impression in warm black ink |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | on signboard top centre: '[H]OTEL / [D]E / [RO]ME / […]EMENTS ? / HAM[…] / […]MEUBLE[…]'; on magazines in window: '[??]LPRI', '[?]ABU[?]', 'GIL BLAS' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: | 32-42mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'BPL / MB' (Merrill Bequest) oval stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Merrill Gift / Mar. 23-60-024 Rue de Seine' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4320209 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.