22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'National Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1943.3.8415 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-10477 |
| Paper size: | 455 x 621 mm |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Note on size: | the sheet folded in half horizontally |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | full wrapper for the French Set |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Traces of tone near the plate edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | With new foul biting or etched texture on sky. |
| Print note: | note buff paper colour |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | see inscriptions |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Douze / Eaux Fortes / d'apres [sic] Nature / par / James Whistler' and 'Á [sic] / Mon viel [sic] Ami Seymour Haden.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue. St. Jacques. 171. Paris. Nov. 1858' |
| 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: | no |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'See / C27800A.' at lower left on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '12' (circled) at upper right on the recto '//' at lower right on the recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0250120 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.