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Riva, No. 2

Ackland Art Museum
Accession no: 58.2.146
State: 1/1

Collection credit:W. P. Jacocks Collection  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson (ca 1829 - d. 1891), London; sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 March 1892, bought by Dunthorne, £5.5.0. With Wunderlich (stock number 'a65727'?) and Colnaghi (stock number 'c16183'). Acquired by William P. Jacocks (1877 - 1965); given to Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, 1958.  

 

Paper size:126 x 302 mm  
Plate mark size:126 x 302 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:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone, darker at bottom  
Note on foul biting:  
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:8 mm high; butterfly not by Whistler  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:Inscriptions are on the back of the card mount  
Collector's mark:'JHH' twice (Joshua H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2921); Ackland Art Museum (not in Lugt)  
Dealers' stock nos:'c 16183' (crossed out) at lower left verso; 'a 65727' (?) at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'mnxx-' at lower left verso; 'S219' (or 'S214'?) at lower left verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2060z04  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.