237San BiagioArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.539 State: 17/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 15236). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 533 |
| Paper size: | 216 x 305 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 210 x 305 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | the colour is pinkish ivory |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | Dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with light overall plate tone, somewhat darker in the foreground and at the left and right plate edges. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | There are only faint traces of drypoint shading below the front boat remain; tonal medium on the dark shaded area under the arch and laundry hanging in front of it, window to right of the arch, the figures seated at far right and the area to their left (Lalanne's 'motled tint' and/or open bite/lavis?); spots of tone similar to spit bite on the masonry to left of the arch;NB: Kennedy's description of the 9th state, 'The work in the arch is closer and has probably been rubbed down with charcoal.' For info on the use of charcoal on etching plates see Lalanne, Treatise, p.34-5. Lalanne seems to describe a different effect from the addition of tone in this state. |
| 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 appears to date from the 1890s. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 15236' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'San Biagio' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1970902 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.