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Fumette

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46601
State: 5/5

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Gift, 1935  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; given by her to the University of Glasgow, 1935.  

 

Paper size:250 x 187 (secondary support) mm  
Plate mark size:161 x 109 mm  
Other size:161 x 110 (primary) mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:thin laid 'antique' laid paper inlaid onto brittle, (textured like thin sugar paper) brown flecks and irregular fibres in primary support; laid lines going in opposite directions on primary and secondary support; 3 cut edges, deckle along bottom edge  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light print tone over plate, slightly more concentrated around figure with face and arm wiped more cleanly  
Note on foul biting:mark from grip of tool at upper left and lower right corners; pitting across print with regular marks as though from fabric  
Print note:There is a left-right diagonal scratch to the right of the head and a zig-zag scratch to the right of the diagonal scratch  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. ['s' reversed] 171.'  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:trefoil in a circle, on verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly (pencil)  
Note on the tab:25 mm from left, tab 4 x 9 mm; butterfly of 1888/1890  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0130405  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.