222NocturneBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 38.1482 State: 9 e/9 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Fine Art Society, London, sold together with another impression of the same etching in July 1887 to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a12472) for £7.17.6; sold in 1888 to unidentified collector. Bequeathed by Nathaniel J. Kidder, October 1938. Boston Museum of Fine Arts |
| Paper size: | 208 x 296 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 202 x 296 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | considerable overall, heavier top and bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | tab 44-60 mm from left; pencil butterfly of 1885/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 12472' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1840420z |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.