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Grafische Sammlung der Albertina, Vienna
Accession no: DG1937/591
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Given to the Albertina, Vienna, 1937, by unknown donor.  

 

Paper size:129 x 176 mm  
Plate mark size:126 x 176 mm  
Note on size:paper size includes tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:  
Colour of the paper:ivory (discoloured to buff)  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone; darker tone, wiped in horizontal curve, in lower third  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:very fine ink reticulation in a horizontal curve along lower margin  

 

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:on tab  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:115 mm from left, 3 x 11 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:verso lower right corner 'Albertina Graph. Sammlg' in circle (Lugt 5e)  
Dealers' stock nos:verso lower left corner 'R2729'  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3190104  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.