26La RétameuseLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 14 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1937 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 40252). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 375 x 275 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 112 x 90 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | yellow on off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine on wove plate paper |
| Note on the paper: | chine collé |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | faint evidence of scraping at upper left |
| 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. 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'HHB' in graphite; Pennell Fund |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 40252' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '9' in circle at lower right on the recto; '7' at lower right on the recto; title at lower centre on the recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0140223 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.