215Long LagoonArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.617 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 27486). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14357 (R 3215 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 158 x 226 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 226 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'Pro Patria' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | light brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with plate tone, the ink being almost golden in effect |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Possibly fine drypoint lines on the foremost piles, barely are visible under magnification - others (drypoint?) on the hull of the ship at far right appear stronger;. |
| 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: | The pencil butterfly dates from 1885/1887. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 27486 (underlined) / sx-' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Long Lagoon' and '159.27 cat 208' at lower left verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2030202 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.