67Annie HadenBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 49.46 State: 4/4 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow; Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore, Naugatuck, CT, 1919; Parke-Bernet sale, no. 134. Given by William Emmerson to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1949. |
| Paper size: | 361 x 223 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 353 x 215 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | tan |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | narrow margin, uneven edge on the left, outside image |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | drypoint [etching?] |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall, pretty cleanly wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A fine, rich impression with some burr on the carpet, curtain and hat, and on the darkest areas of the dress. The effect is grand and imposing; super, very lively [image on MFA website] |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1860.' ('6' reversed) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | see signature |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp.' below left |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Rare proof' and butterfly on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The pencil butterflies date from 1888/1890s. |
| Collector's mark: | 'B.M.' (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); 'HM' (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342); 'HW' (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a); MFA (Lugt 282) |
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| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0620305 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.