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The Forge | ||
Number: | 86 | |
Date: | 1861 | |
Medium: | drypoint | |
Size: | 197 x 319 mm | |
Signed: | 'Whistler.' at lower right | |
Inscribed: | '1861' at lower right | |
Set/Publication: | 'Thames Set', 1871 | |
No. of States: | 6 | |
Known impressions: | 95 | |
Catalogues: | K.68; M.68; T.57; W.63 | |
Impressions taken from this plate (95) |
TECHNIQUE
13: Thomas 1874 (cat. no. 63); Wedmore 1886 A (cat. no. 57).
PRINTING
There is considerably variety in impressions of the fourth state, as published in the 'Thames Set'. Many were printed on laid paper with the 'DE ERVEN DE BLAUW' or 'DEDB' watermark (, , ), and a couple may even have come from the same batch of paper (, ). Other fourth states are on laid paper, but without watermarks (, ). However, a number were still on Japanese (, ) and ivory Asian laid papers (, , ).
14: Kennedy 1910 (cat. no. 68).