Liverdun | ||
Number: | 13 | |
Date: | 1858 | |
Medium: | etching | |
Size: | 109 x 156 mm | |
Signed: | 'Whistler' at upper right (1-final); 'J. Whistler' at lower left (3) | |
Inscribed: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171.' at lower right (3) | |
Set/Publication: | 'French Set', 1858 | |
No. of States: | 3 | |
Known impressions: | 48 | |
Catalogues: | K.16; M.16; T.2; W.4 | |
Impressions taken from this plate (48) |
STATE
Three states are known.
State 1
![Impression: K0160101 Impression: K0160101](../../images/etch_t/K0160101_001.jpg)
Signed 'Whistler' at upper right.
There are extensive scraper marks on the sky.
The impression illustrated is badly damaged by folds and tears, and the plate signature is obscured.
State 2
![Impression: K0160102 Impression: K0160102](../../images/etch_t/K0160102_001.jpg)
Signed 'Whistler' at upper right.
Scraper marks on the sky are removed; the base of the wall at extreme left is now clearly defined; two scratches above the sloping roof at left are removed.
The impression illustrated has large spots of foxing.
State 3
![Impression: K0160203 Impression: K0160203](../../images/etch_t/K0160203_001.jpg)
Signed 'J. Whistler.' (the 's' reversed) at lower left and inscribed 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171.' (the 't' in 'St' superscript) at lower right.
Published in the 'French Set' in this state.