22The Title Page for 'Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature'New York Public LibraryAccession no: MEYG State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Mrs Henry Draper gift to New York Public Library |
| Paper size: | 453 x 317 - 305 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 111 x 146 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine on wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light overall tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | Some dots, and edges and texture (retroussage?) |
| Print note: |
| 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. [superscript 't'] 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'MEYG' stamp on recto 'JAN 11 1913' 'MRS HENRY DRAPER'; '55447' stamp on verso, stamp in blue on verso, this is inside corner |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Preserve this cover in its actual condition' 'EGK. 25' (on wrapper) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0250149 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.