73Portrait of a manBritish MuseumAccession no: 1872-07-13-416 State: 2/2 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | 'Figure of a man in felt hat and cloak' bought from 'Mr Thomas' - probably Percy Thomas - by the British Museum, London, 13 July 1872. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50188 |
| Paper size: | 253 x 174 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | flat shiny card-like paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | a little at edge and vice like mark at bottom right |
| Print note: | good clear impression, drypoint well controlled |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. / 1860.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0630206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
