62J. Becquet, SculptorBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 1 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: | Probably acquired from Frederick Keppel (1845-1912), New York, in 1903 by the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Additional acq. no: | Acq. No. 5960 |
| Paper size: | 299/303 x 228 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 246 x 182 mm |
| Other size: | 255 x 192 mm |
| Note on size: | bevelled platemark |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream discoloured to buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid Japanese |
| 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 residual tone, uneven |
| Note on foul biting: | heavy pitting on cello |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | recto red circular stamp 'BIBL. NAT EST' (Lugt 249) / red oval stamp 'ACQUISITION No.' with '5960' in pencil |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | inscription on verso lower left in ink 'The Fidler' (Le violiniste) Portrait de Juste Becquet' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0520315 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.