28Auguste Delâtre, PrinterNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Philippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris; probably sold at auction, Sotheby, London, 30 April 1876 (lot 744), bought by Palmer, £3.3.0. Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 198 x 115 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 81 x 56 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, quite liquid - looking at bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | no |
| Print note: | good impression, rich black ink |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'J. Whistler.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Homage / à Mme Delatre.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' in pencil below platemark |
| 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: | 'PB' stamp (P. Burty, Lugt 413) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Mon portrait par J. Whisler [sic] / Aug. Delâtre' below Whistler's signature; 'Portrait d'Auguste Delâtre, imprimeur' in blue below that. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0260107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.