17The MiserVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 19802 State: 4/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
| Provenance: | Sold by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London, to South Kensington Museum with 15 other etchings on 1 January 1861 for £10.10.10 for all 16 etchings. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.2A |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 112 x 158 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | V&A catalogue 1908 noted the paper as 'India' |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone; generally more tone along edges; heavy tone on figure and wall on the right |
| Note on foul biting: | a few pits across plate |
| Print note: | strong burr and retroussage or similar effect on recessing lines on floor, grey area at bottom (centre) with a few brown spots, |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0690304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.