446Balcony, AmsterdamVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: E.585-1890 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Sold by Whistler to the South Kensington Museum, 7 July 1890, with three other etchings for a total of £40.0.0. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.2A |
| Paper size: | n/a mm |
| Plate mark size: | 278 x 168 mm |
| Note on size: | mount stuck down so unable to determine paper size or confirm platemark size (mount window 272 x 163) |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | India |
| Note on the paper: | mount stuck down so unable to examine paper properly |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | ? |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light uneven tone, darker towards edges and foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | areas where dense lines are broken down in the doorway and window above; slight foul biting towards the edges; slight pitting particularly around the figures |
| Print note: | slight reticulation of ink in foreground |
| 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 |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 120 mm from left; tab 3 x 11 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'E. 585-90' in black pen on verso (showing through to recto) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4050315 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.