34Bibi ValentinNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1964.4.18 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Given by Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, to John W. Beatty, Jr, May 1897; given by Beatty to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1964. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-22732 |
| Paper size: | 187 x 248 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 225 mm |
| Note on size: | rough edge at bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light even overall tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | Some texture at bottom centre and at the edges. |
| Print note: | A little burr on the hand, dress and foot. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'To John W. Beatty, from his friend Frederick Keppel./ Paris May 1897.' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0500217 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.