216The Little LagoonBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.989 State: 3/4 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | From the '1st Venice set' acquired from Knoedler's, New York, August 1923 ('For the set BAGEJ'); acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 267 x 206 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 153 mm |
| Note on size: | wider margin, and a rough edge at left |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | NVD / DVN (?) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight overall tone, lovely effect in the water, heavier toward lower edge. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | below left: shaded [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 |
| Collector's mark: | pencil mark on verso, illegible 'J' or 'I' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 26743' [probably Knoedler's] |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'bA' (scribble) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1860232 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.