478Robert BarrLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. IV app State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1939 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 323 x 225 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 111 x 90 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | brown |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | very heavy weight, possibly simulated laid; possibly discoloured |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | even overall |
| Note on foul biting: | a few flecks |
| Print note: |
| 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: | Sickert inscriptions attribute this both to Whistler and Pennell |
| Collector's mark: | 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J. Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'To my friend Wm. Merchant / Probably by Pennel [sic] / W.S.' at lower left recto in blue ballpoint ink; 'Robert Barr etched by Whistler in 1894 at 13 Rob[ert?] Street Cumberland Market' at lower left and lower centre recto in black ink; 'Limited to 45 impressions / No. 39- Sickert' at lower right recto in black ink |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | KAp40106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.