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Balcony, Amsterdam

Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Accession no: P.2070-R
State: 4/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK  
Provenance:Given by Jane M. Dealy (Lady Lewis) to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, November 1919.  

 

Paper size:274 x 170 mm  
Plate mark size:271 x 170 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:dark cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:lightweight 'antique', darkened to buff.  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:foolscap with seven-pointed collar  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light; noticeable bevel.  
Note on foul biting:a few spots along the edge.  
Print note:fine impression in warm black ink, with soft shadows; noticeable bevel  

 

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.' in graphite, butterfly in pen and ink.  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'To Mrs. George Lewis' written on mount  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:butterfly of 1889; tab 33-44mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:WEP  
ID:K4050305  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.