26La RétameuseBritish MuseumAccession no: 1866-10-13-610 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Philippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris; sold to the British Museum, London, 1866. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA49266 |
| Paper size: | 195 x 160 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 111 x 89 mm |
| Other size: | 110 x 87 chine collé mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pinkish off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine collé on wove |
| Note on the paper: | paper stuck down on mount so unable to examine for watermarks |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | fairly even, slightly darker towards edges, giving a grey effect |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting; foul biting towards edges; thumb print at upper right corner; fabric imprint over bodice |
| Print note: | very slight vertical emphasis from wiping |
| 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.' |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | n/a |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | n/a |
| 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: | '2 état' recto, below platemark |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0140208 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.