238The Little VeniceYale University Art GalleryAccession no: 1927.72 State: 2/2 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Kennedy Galleries, New York (stock no. A69105). Frederic George Achelis Memorial Collection, given by Miss Elizabeth Achelis (1880-1973) to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1927. |
| Paper size: | 185 x 261 mm |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | fine light weight paper, slightly browned |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial watermark, top of scroll or leaf around bell shaped flower |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Carefully wiped smooth tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | tiny flecks. |
| Print note: | A very fine impression with lovely soft tone. |
| 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: | butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Selected proof' on verso, by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1888/1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 69105 'and '11941' or '11261' [?illegible], on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'pxv' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1830140 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.