237San BiagioRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1967-1161 State: Ca/17 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Probably bequeathed by Whistler to his sister-in-law Miss R. Birnie Philip, 1903, and by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958; exchanged by the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow; with the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1967. |
| Paper size: | 215 x 305 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 210 x 305 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'DHK' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | graduated tone, carefully wiped in the water |
| Note on foul biting: | a few specks |
| 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: | butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'v' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1970913 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.