36Z. Astruc, Editor of 'L'Artiste'Library of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 53 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1949 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Additional acq. no: | 490007-14 Pennell Fund |
| Paper size: | 329 x 243 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 152 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid japan |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | This is the impression illustrated by Kennedy for the second state. A very fine impression with rich burr. There are noticeable areas of burnishing at the bottom, covering the tiny figures from an early drawing, and over the name of Lamont. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler 1859' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | 'LamonT' (a reversed), 'Lammont' (L reversed), 'momx? Z' (Z reversed, all letters unclear) |
| 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: | 'HM' stamp (Howard Mansfield, Lugt, 1342); 'HW' stamp (H.G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl., 1384a). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '562' at lower left on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0530204 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.