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221

The Two Doorways

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 2
State: 8/13

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), Paris; probably sold at auction, Delteil, May 1920. Acquired by the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale, Paris.  

 

Paper size:206 x 296 mm  
Plate mark size:202 x 296 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' Japan  
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:solid tone in water, wiped horizontally and vertically  
Note on foul biting:varieties of granular tone (left) and pitting across wall  
Print note:ink reticulation at lower margin below left doorway  

 

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:on tab  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:54 mm from left, 3 x 8 mm; butterfly of 1890s  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:oval stamp on recto lower left corner in black (A. Beurdeley, Lugt 421) / recto red circular stamp within platemark 'BIBL. NAT EST' (Lugt 249)  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1930z02  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.