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Nocturne

Baltimore Museum of Art
Accession no: 1946.112.5972
State: 9 l/9

Collection credit:Garrett collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art  
Provenance: J. L. Claghorn (d. 1882); John Work Garrett Collection; given by his sons, Robert and Thomas Harrison Garrett to Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1946.  

 

Paper size:- mm  
Plate mark size:200 x 294 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:dark cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japanese  
Note on the paper:'japanned'  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Fine horizontal wiping in the water, horizontal lines and diagonals in the sky  
Note on foul biting:at right  
Print note:  

 

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:butterfly 'imp' in pencil  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'xx / 7' in left margin  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:pencil butterfly of 1880/1881; the numbers appear to be Whistler's record of printing impressions  
Collector's mark:'INSPERATA / JLC / FLORUIT' red stamp on recto (J. L. Claghorn, variation on Lugt 555c)  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1840303  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.