34Bibi ValentinScottish National Gallery , EdinburghAccession no: ENGLISH 849 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | Scottish National Gallery |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., or Keppel & Co., New York (stock no. a 57849). |
| Additional acq. no: | P. 2404 |
| Paper size: | 220 x 315 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 228 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | chine appliqué on laid |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight base paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | Black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Light, overall tone, even |
| Note on foul biting: | a little at bottom right edge of plate. |
| Print note: | Reasonable impression, and though the burr is not rich it blends in well. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1859.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| 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: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 57849' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0500211 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.