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Doorway, Stables - Loches

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1934.641
State: 2/2

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:R 3215  

 

Paper size:216 x 81 mm  
Plate mark size:148 x 81 mm  
Note on size:The sheet is only trimmed to the platemark at left, right and top  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with some very light plate tone  
Note on foul biting:The foul biting on the figure in the doorway and masonry around the door produce effective shading and texture; foul biting on the balcony at left appears to be made by fingerprints.  
Print note:a fine impression, with interesting flecking creating texture, and very delicate drypoint on the heads in the doorway.  

 

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.'  
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:  
Collector's mark:'BL' in graphite pencil on verso (Bryan Lathrop)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'140' at lower left verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3770202  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.