81The StormBritish MuseumAccession no: 1876-11-11-588 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Given by Whistler to Auguste Delâtre, Paris. Philippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris; sold at auction, Sotheby, London, 1 May 1876 (lot 930), bought by Alphonse Wyatt Thibaudeau (ca 1840 - d.1892), £4.12.0; bought by the British Museum, London, 1876. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA50292 |
| Paper size: | 242 x 373 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 158 x 287 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid? |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone darker at the top, vigorous wiping, noticeably wiped horizontally |
| Note on foul biting: | Some dots and flecks - and one intentional across to right of man's head |
| Print note: | Traces of earlier drawing clear - figure to left of centre and house with beams to right lower |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler- / 1861-' |
| 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: | 'A mon ami Delâtre / Whistler' on recto lower right margin |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The lettering on the plate is very angular and unclear |
| Collector's mark: | 'PB' red stamp on recto (Burty) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0810105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.