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Annie

Freer Gallery of Art
Accession no: 1898.231
State: 4/7

Collection credit:Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution  
Image credit:Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution  
Provenance:Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London; bought from Hermann Wunderlich & Co. (receipt, 9 November 1898), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1898; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919.  

 

Paper size:145 x 103 mm  
Plate mark size:117 x 79 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'modern' laid (post 1800); little debris - even distribution, horizontal chain lines  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no  
Note on foul biting:to the left and the right of the figure's head and torso, on the shaded area to the left of the skirt and around the plate signature and the printer's address  
Print note:Some of the burnishing/polishing to right of the figure is still visible. It is a good impression, showing clear detail, particularly on the dress.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler' (crossed 'l' instead of 't')  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171.'  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:M. Smith notes that "S.H." in graphite was erased from recto of etching sheet on 1924.03.29  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'W15 2nd [underscored] State' on verso by C. L. Freer.  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0100404  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.