222NocturneBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 2 State: 9 l/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 205 x 293 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 293 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Massive tone, in three main shades, very dark tone at lower margin, wiped horizontally, dark tone at top and above lowest 1/4, and solid even tone in the middle ground |
| Note on foul biting: | some loose scattered pits |
| Print note: | Worn lines, effect mainly through ink |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 66 mm from left, 3 x 10 mm, pencil butterfly of 1888/1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1840z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.