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The Palaces

Syracuse University Art Galleries
Accession no: 2002.0060
State: 5/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bought 1904 or 1905 by H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 40674), sold before 1910 to unknown collector. Sylvan Cole Gallery, New York, bought by Syracuse University Art Galleries in 2002.  

 

Paper size:260 x 360 mm  
Plate mark size:255 x 360 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique'  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone, more at bottom, wiped  
Note on foul biting:a few dots at edges  
Print note:  

 

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:tab120-135mm from left; butterfly of 1887  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 40674', 'A99679' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others: '5XX'; '153' verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K1870z13  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.