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Ponte del Piovan

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1917.464
State: 6/6

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 12781). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1917.  
Additional acq. no:14346 (1727 - old acq no)  

 

Paper size:237 x 153 mm  
Plate mark size:229 x 153 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:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with very light plate tone at the lower edge of the plate.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:street sign: 'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO'  
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:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 12781' at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Pone Piovan' at lower centre verso; '1' in a circle and '1727' at lower right verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2090602  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.