44Whistler with a hatVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: 19799 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Sold by Francis Seymour Haden (1818-1910), London, to South Kensington Museum with 15 other etchings on 1 January 1861 for £10.10.10 for all 16 etchings. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.2A |
| Paper size: | 348 x 225 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 150 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | uneven, more pronounced behind the figure, creating shadow, light elsewhere |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | lovely soft velvety burr |
| 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: | 'Whistler' (pencil; lower right margin) |
| 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: | 'V.A.M.' verso, black ink stamp (Lugt 2503) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '3803' within circle recto, lower left corner, margin |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '19799' verso, black ink; 'sold', recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0540206 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.