238The Little VeniceBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 59.816 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 23949). Francis Bullard (1862-1913), Boston. Anonymous gift to Boston Museum of Fine Arts, November 1959. |
| Paper size: | 194 x 268 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 187 x 268 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone with lovely delicate wiping on the water, but slightly uneven wiping in the sky; moderate overall tone, heavier at top and bottom (latter a mix of vertical and gently raised horizontal curve wiping marks. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1886; tab 71-88 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'FB' stamp (F. Bullard, Lugt 982, very faded); MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 23949' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1830112 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.