79The Little PoolFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1896.29 State: C/9 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | In a cancelled set of etchings bought from Frederick Keppel & Co., New York receipt 27 January 1896, by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, January 1896; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 110 x 135 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 102 x 126 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | appears to be partial sheet removed from book--right margin sheet edge is reddish; 'modern' laid (post 1800) even distribution, little debris, horizontal chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | a few scattered flecks |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '186l' |
| 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: | 'W72 K74 Gr75 M73' and 'The Little Pool' and 'E' on verso (in hand of Freer staff member as writing matches accession number inscription). |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0740901 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
