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Rue des Bons Enfants, Tours

Syracuse University Art Galleries
Accession no: 1963.0980
State: 3/5

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Syracuse University Art Galleries  
Provenance:Probably sold by Whistler to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 16 April 1889. Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York, 1910k; Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963.  

 

Paper size:150 x 79 mm  
Plate mark size:148 x 79 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:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone  
Note on foul biting:scattered dots  
Print note:good delicate clear impression, the shadowed entry is lighter drypoint - noticeably lighter  

 

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:'…14' partial number on verso possibly by Whistler  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 15-23mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1889  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HM' stamp on tab verso (H. Mansfield, Lugt 1342) ; 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt) on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K3720203  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.