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Dieppe

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1934.644
State: 1/2

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934.  
Additional acq. no:14262 (R 3215 - old acq no)  

 

Paper size:50 x 82 mm  
Plate mark size:50 x 82 mm  
Note on size: Trimmed to or within platemark, without tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with some plate tone, particularly at lower right  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note: very lightly etched.  

 

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:butterfly and 'imp.' on recto; butterfly and 'imp.', verso  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:The pencil butterflies date from 1886/1887.  
Collector's mark:Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972)  
Dealers' stock nos:'c 255' (underlined) / 'au-' at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Dieppe' at lower centre verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2460102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.