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The Venetian Mast

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1959-660
State: 7/12

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co. (stock nos. a 3158, a 38263). The Art Institute of Chicago; given to the Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam, 1959.  

 

Paper size:344 x 163 mm  
Plate mark size:339 x 163 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' (pre-1800) laid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light, soft at the top, slightly uneven, wiped vertically at the bottom  
Note on foul biting:  
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:pencil butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 3158', 'a 38263' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'43', 'wx'. 'R518K', all on verso; some numbers removed or covered up at top verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1950509  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.