44Whistler with a hatNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1b/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904); acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 324 x 241 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 224 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
| Note on the paper: | lustrous |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | a very little light tone, more at right |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | very fine impression but rather battered. |
| 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: | see below |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Own Portrait' and 'For Mother / from J Whistler' below platemark on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '52' top right; 'Dry Point.' on recto below platemark left |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0540110 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.