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The Rialto

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1965-691
State: 2/3

Collection credit:Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller Fonds.  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Sold at auction, Sotheby's, April 1946 (lot 25), for £69 to P. & D. Colnaghi, London; sold in 1963 for £84 to Paul Prouté, Paris; probably sold to Galerie R.G. Michel, art dealers, Paris; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1965.  

 

Paper size:300 x 200 mm  
Plate mark size:293 x 200 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:darkened, medium weight  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:overall tone, wiping visible at bottom, slight bubbling at bottom right  
Note on foul biting:a few dots  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'VENDITA CARNA' on the signboard above the awning on right  
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:pencil butterfly of 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 25963' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'vxou' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2110210  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.