216The Little LagoonLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 186 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1946 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Robert Hartshorrne (d. ca 1945), New York; sold at auction, Parke Bernet, New York, 23 January 1946. Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 226 x 151 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | the colour is pinkish ivory |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | mfm: beautifully wiped; mh: selectively wiped, darker at bottom; with horizontal, curving horizontal and right-left diagonal wiping marks; picking at lower right. |
| Note on foul biting: | as usual |
| Print note: | Possibly state after Kennedy's second. |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1889/1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'RH' in circle on verso (R. Hartshorne, Lugt 2215b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1860228 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.