24La Mère GérardBritish MuseumAccession no: 1973.09.15.10 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Acquired from Whistler by W. C. Alexander; passed by family descent to his daughter, Rachel Alexander; sold by her executors with 19 other etchings for a total of £3165.0.0 to the British Museum, London, 1973 (Report of Gere, Keeper of the Print Room, 17 August 1973, Trustees Reports). |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49187 |
| Paper size: | 248 x 197 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 129 x 90 mm |
| Note on size: | Paper has slightly rough edge particularly at bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin, possibly Asian; darkened to cream within mount |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | check - partial watermark 'VI' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | slight marks at the edges |
| Print note: | The burnishing marks show under the shading and texture under the inscription; good strong impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. 171.' ('J' reversed) |
| 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: | 'La Mère Gerard' at bottom left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0110406 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.