216The Little LagoonDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 62.57 |
| Collection credit: | Anonymous bequest in memory of Hal H. Smith |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 42499). E. A. Seasongood. E. E. MacCrone. Anonymous bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1962. |
| Paper size: | 228 x 151 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | flecked with brown fibres |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | more pronounced in foreground and right side |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting throughout |
| Print note: | mottled effect from wiping in foreground; wipe marks, particularly in foreground, also in sky at upper right |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 35 mm from left; tab 3 x 10 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 42499' on verso, lower left corner |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'L + C' (lower centre, vertically, C is reversed); 'Fwx vx O' (with vertical line through O) [Greek letters, calculation] lower right corner on verso; '29' on verso, upper left corner |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1860223 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.