11En Plein SoleilHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46694 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 64394). Dr J. A McCallum (1862-1948); given to the University of Glasgow, 1939. |
| Paper size: | 163 x 226 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 101 x 135 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper; flecked with brown fibres |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | fairly even, overall print tone |
| Note on foul biting: | A large area at the lower left bounded by a firm line where acid resistant varnish was used. |
| Print note: | Remains of earlier etching of head, right side (portrait format); loose paper fibre affecting ink take-up at lower right corner. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler'; and a faint 'Whistler' with 's' reversed in upper left corner |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'Imp. Delatre. Rue St. [superscript 't'] Jacques. ['J' reversed] 171.' |
| 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: | 'JAMcC' (J. A. McCallum) rectangular stamp in brown ink on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 64394' on verso in black ink |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W.6II / K.15 II / En plein soleil / c. 83' recto, by Harold Wright |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0150206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.