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Riva, No. 2

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1972-3
State: 1/1

Collection credit:Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller Fonds.  
Image credit:  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York. F.G. Waller. Bought in 1970 by P. & D. Colnaghi, London, art dealers; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1972.  

 

Paper size:224 x 305 mm  
Plate mark size:207 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:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very soft graduated tone, darker at the bottom  
Note on foul biting:flecks  
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.24' possibly by Whistler on verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1885/1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Shield stamp (F.G. Waller, Lugt 2760) ; 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) both on verso.  
Dealers' stock nos:'c 5124' crossed out, 'c 37449', both on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2060119  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.