237San BiagioGrafische Sammlung der Albertina, ViennaAccession no: DG1906/675 State: 14/17 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Purchased for M 1500.- by the k. k. Hofbibliothek, Vienna, 1906; transferred to the Albertina in 1921. |
| Paper size: | 216 x 304/300 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 209 x 304/300 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | very fine, canvas-like texture |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even tone; darker, vertically wiped tone in water |
| Note on foul biting: | fine pitting across two figures on right margin |
| Print note: | clean impression, ink reticulation in lower right corner and in a vertical curve ca. 45 mm from right margin |
| 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: | 43 mm from left, 8 x 12 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso lower right corner 'Albertina Graph. Sammlg' in circle (Lugt 5e) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | verso lower margin 'San Biagio' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1970z11 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.