20La Marchande de MoutardeVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: E.1884-1904 State: 5/5 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Published in 'English Etchings' A Monthly publication of original etchings by English Artists, 8 vols., London 1881-1891 (246 plates), bought from E. Parsons, London, by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1904. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1A |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 156 x 89 mm |
| Note on size: | mount stuck down so unable to determine paper size |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | pale buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | mount stuck down so unable to examine paper properly. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very little tone, light and even |
| Note on foul biting: | Fabric marks, particularly lower and left edges; pitting particularly in the foreground where it adds texture to the flagstones. |
| Print note: | Use of retroussage (see for example Whistler's signature); on the right side is a line where stopping-out varnish was applied. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler' |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0220508 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.