63Isle de la Cité, ParisNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1987.41.66 State: C/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, jr (1863-1912), Boston. Given by John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987. |
| Paper size: | 248 x 350 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 290 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, mottled overall |
| Note on foul biting: | many pits and tiny scratches on the sky |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler.-' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Dec. 1859. / Paris de la Galerie d'Ap.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | large shaded butterfly |
| Collector's mark: | 'J.C' (T. J. Coolidge, Lugt 1429); 'B.M.' stamp (B. B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'i / - / - (erased)' at lower right on the recto; '3 / 3 / -' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0600201 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.