Signature Signed and dated in graphite, below plate right: John Taylor Arms 1947
Marks Watermark, lower right, oriented sideways: INGRES / FRANCE
Inscription Recto, below plate left, in graphite, in artist's hand: II
Bottom left corner, in graphite: "Memento Vivere" / (North Transept of the Cathedral of Evreux)
Bottom right corner, in graphite, in artist's hand: This impression is dedicated to my friend / Lila May Chapman / John Taylor Arms 1948 / 5/0
Along lower right edge, in graphite, in artist's hand: Lovely impression, printed by David Strang, from the collection of L'artist.
Verso: none
Provenance John Taylor Arms (1887-1953), 1947; Lila May Chapman (about 1870-1953), Birmingham, Alabama, 1948 [see note 1]; by bequest to the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, 1954
1. Written underneath the platemark in graphite, the artist dedicates 1954.20 to Lila May Chapman. The inscription is dated 1948.