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The Little Forge, Liverpool

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 2
State: 7/16

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 44681). Atherton Curtis (1863-1944), Paris (no. 4901); given in 1943 to the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Additional acq. no:D.07374  

 

Paper size:235 x 151 mm  
Plate mark size:226 x 149 mm  
Note on size:paper size includes tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:some tone in shadows of interior; different shades, wiped diagonally at top right  
Note on foul biting:some pits and dents  
Print note:retroussage at top; excess ink from lines wiped across  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:on tab  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly imp.  
Note on the tab:93 mm from left, 8 x 22 mm; butterfly of 1886/1887  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:recto red oval stamp 'B.N. EST' (Lugt 400) / black stamp lower right corner 'D.07374'  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 44681' on verso lower left corner  
Misc inscriptions by others:various inscriptions on (verso?)? 'K8-05' on verso lower right corner  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1470503  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.