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The Piazzetta

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 189.2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:253 x 179 mm  
Plate mark size:253 x 179 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:pale overall; diagonal wiping marks at bottom  
Note on foul biting:as usual  
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:at 43 to 52 mm; height 3 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'ERJP' in a circle (LC Pennell0  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:large 'X' at lower right verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1890320  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.