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The Temple

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1938.1937
State: 1/1

Collection credit:The Clarence Buckingham Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Jules Gerbeau (d. 1906), Paris. Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; bequeathed to his sisters; passed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938.  
Additional acq. no:14310 (R 5750 - old acq no)  

 

Paper size:106 x 151 mm  
Plate mark size:101 x 152 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:Strasbourg Lily 'LVG'  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:several flecks of foul biting  
Print note:There are some vertical scratches or wiping marks, particularly in the lower portion of the image.  

 

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 is not by Whistler  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'JG' triangular stamp (Jules Gerbeau, Lugt 1166); 'C.B.' (C. L. Buckingham, Lugt 497)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2340102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.