216The Little LagoonRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1959-659 State: 4/4 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Probably sold to the Fine Art Society, London, before 1890; sold in May 1896 to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a27045 together with 8 other impressions of the same etching for £35.0.0 the lot). The Art Institute of Chicago; given to the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1959. |
| Paper size: | 227 x 151 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre-1800) laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | graduated tone, soft wiping, darker at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | flecks and dots |
| 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: | tiny butterfly of 1889/1890s, tab 35-45mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) on verso. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 27045' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1860220 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.