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Under the Cathedral, Blois

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1934.642
State: 1/1

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 27542). 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:219 x 129 mm  
Plate mark size:216 x 129 mm  
Note on size:.  
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  
Ink colour:Dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Very light plate tone, with slightly more at bottom right.  
Note on foul biting:Foul biting or other speckling on the buildings on either side of the passageway gives texture to the masonry (a happy accident or intentional?).  
Print note:  

 

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:''(No 6) at lower left verso (the 'o' raised) and '1st Proof -' at lower right verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of about 1890  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 27542' (underlined) / 'cx-' at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'cat 171' and '5607' at lower left verso; illegible letters [possibly 'RAC' or 'PAC'?] at lower centre verso may be collector's initials  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3970102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.