42Nursemaid and ChildKupferstichkabinett BerlinAccession no: 184-1908 State: 1/2 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Kupferstichkabinett Berlin |
| Provenance: | Obach & Co., London; sold to the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin, 1908, for £6. |
| Paper size: | 125 x 180 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 98 x 133 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slightly uneven plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | granular tone near bottom margin; tidal line from varnish; a line of pitting in top right corner |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| 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: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | verso lower left 'N° 3384' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '1st state' bottom right corner |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0370109 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
