63Isle de la Cité, ParisLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 60 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1938 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Knoedler & Co., New York. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 200 x 290 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 199 x 288 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| 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: | very pale overall |
| Note on foul biting: | many curved scratches on river and sky--particularly at upper left--these may be remnants of cancellation lines? |
| Print note: | some curving scratches or lines-- many forming Xs--can be seen on this impression and faintly on Kennedy's reproduction; maybe all impressions are from the cancelled plate? |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Dec. 1859. / Paris de la Galerie d'Op.' |
| 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: | no |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK 32578' and 'No 4566' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0600110 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.