121F. R. LeylandFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1907.150 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson, London (ca 1829 - d. 1891). Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London. Bought from E. L. Knoedler (receipt, 9 April 1907), by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1907; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 307 x 187 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 294 x 176 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | uneven distribution, little debris, kozo, vertical chain lines |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with plate tone around the figure; distinct vertical and left-right diagonal wiping marks at upper left;with inky fingerprints |
| Note on foul biting: | several patches, including an area at upper right, behind the figure's head and arm, that appears to have been intentional in order to create a shadow effect |
| Print note: | It appears that Whister applied ink over the lines of the subject, rather than inking the entire plate, resulting in a 'halo' effect. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| 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: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blindstamp (J. H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921), stamped on paper after it wasglued to mount) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1020202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.