55The Lime-BurnerRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1959-655 State: 2/2 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Percy Thomas (1846-1922), London; sold in 1894 to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, together with another impression of the same print for £5.4.0; possibly sold to John H. Wrenn (1841-1911), Chicago, in 1895; the Art Institute of Chicago; given to the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1959. |
| Paper size: | 289 x 206 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 250 x 175 mm |
| Other size: | no mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria (?) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | fine dark rich impression |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '1859 -' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Brilliant proof -' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1890s |
| Collector's mark: | 'J.H.W.' rectangular stamp on verso (J.H. Wrenn, Lugt 1475) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 24249' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0460220 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.