293Wild West: IndiansLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 314 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1947 |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 116 x 216 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 81 x 184 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | printed 'off kilter' on sheet |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | tone on lower third of plate; with left-right diagonal wiping marks |
| Note on foul biting: | a few scattered flecks |
| Print note: | possibly a few drypoint diagonals among shading at centre of grandstand |
| 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 'imp' at lower left recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'The Orator, / Buffalo Bill.' at lower left verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '#28' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3140106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.