386Passages de l'OpéraMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.154 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 44243). Frederick Keppel & Co., New York. Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 130 x 216 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 216 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | darkened |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'GR' and crown |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | a few dots |
| Print note: | Slightly spoiled by condition, looks brown |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'PASSAGES DE L'OPER[A]' and 'VINS & LIQUERS' [sic] 'SALE' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'L / V' in pencil on verso, not identified |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 44243' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'OW.Ø' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4180103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.