Nude Reclining | ||
Number: | 126 | |
Date: | 1874 | |
Medium: | drypoint | |
Size: | 216 x 139 mm | |
Signed: | no | |
Inscribed: | no | |
Set/Publication: | no | |
No. of States: | 1 | |
Known impressions: | 3 | |
Catalogues: | K.126; M.123; W.113 | |
Impressions taken from this plate (3) |
TECHNIQUE
Frederick Wedmore (1844-1921) commented: 'A perhaps too slight, yet graceful and rare, dry-point. Mr Menpes has two impressions washed with Indian ink. They needed fortification.' 7
7: Wedmore 1886 A (cat. no. 113).
PRINTING
Only two impressions of Nude Reclining have been located (
and
). Both were printed in black ink, one with additional wash on ivory laid paper from an old ledger, with old Dutch or German inscriptions on the verso (
). The second state is on cream 'antique' (pre-1800) laid paper also from a book, with the 'Pro Patria' watermark (
).



