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219

The Venetian Mast

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 2
State: 8/12

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:Rockefeller; given in 1930 to the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Additional acq. no:A.9090  

 

Paper size:345 x 162 mm  
Plate mark size:341 x 162 mm  
Note on size:paper size includes tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:thin, stiff 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:light even plate tone, slightly darker at bottom, here wiped across.  
Note on foul biting:minor patches bottom margin; upper left margin  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly (faint)  
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:120 mm from left; 4 x 12 mm; butterfly of 1888/1889  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:recto red oval stamp 'B.N. EST' (Lugt 400)  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1950605  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.