188Old Battersea BridgeRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1959-658 State: 7/7 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | E. E. Lord, New Haven, Conn.; sold in 1896 to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a26225) as part of a group of etchings for $100 the lot; sold before 1900 to unknown collector. The Art Institute of Chicago; given to the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1959. |
| Paper size: | 203 x 295 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 295 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'P' (?) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, wiped, slightly more at bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | flecks |
| Print note: |
| 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: | Butterfly of 1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 26225' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'RC' [?], '1119' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1770507 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.