99Amsterdam, from the TolhuisBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1996.48.11657 State: 7/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996. |
| Paper size: | 203/212 x 295 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 133 x 209 mm |
| Note on size: | Bottom ragged. The top edge is uneven, and the sheet was probably taken from a ledger. |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre 1800) laid paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | yes (illegible) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, slightly more at the bottom. |
| Note on foul biting: | flecks overall, particularly at bottom left and top right. |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. 1863.' and butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'à Amsterdam - Tolhuis' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp' in pencil under platemark |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'To George Lucas -' under platemark |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly dates from 1880/1881 |
| Collector's mark: | 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '82' on recto; 'Etat - sky scratched'; '29' encircled, in various hands on verso; '4th state with monogram' on recto; 'o-oo' on recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0910403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.