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The Little Lagoon

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP+
State: 3/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © New York Public Library  
Provenance:Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904); acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection.  

 

Paper size:316 x 223 mm  
Plate mark size:225 x 153 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:a medium weight paper with a lustrous silky surface, probably a western paper simulating japanese  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:only at bottom left edge?  
Print note:very lovely, fine scratches visible across the water  

 

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 'imp.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:pencil butterfly of 1880/1881  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'3' bottom margin on recto  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1860218  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.