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Nocturne: Palaces

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: 5/12

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © New York Public Library  
Provenance:Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904); acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection.  

 

Paper size:303 x 200 mm  
Plate mark size:297 x 200 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff (possibly darkened)  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove?  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:rich tone, wet effect, almost blobbing  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:very fine impression  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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. 12' on verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:1886; tab 31-50 from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2020302  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.