32Annie, SeatedBritish MuseumAccession no: 1872-07-13-401 State: 2/3 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | 'Annie, seated' bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Edmund Thomas (1842-1883) - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49692 |
| Paper size: | 191 x 149 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 129 x 96 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | light blue grey |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | There are a few light brown flecks in the paper. The edges are cut. A close examination of the paper was prevented as the etching has been attached to the mount. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | not visible from recto |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is used to create shadow around the figure. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is foul biting at the edges. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | ' "Annie." ' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | none on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | none on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | none on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | none on recto |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '3/6' on recto, at lower right corner, below platemark. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0300209 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
