223The PalacesBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 59.817 State: 5/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | James McNeill Whistler, sold to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, May 1900, for £10.1.7 (stock no. a33944); Francis Bullard (1862-1913); gift from a private collection to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, November 1959. |
| Paper size: | 259 x 359 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 253 x 359 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam with countermark RK |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate overall tone, brighter on palaces - wiping marks at bottom sweeping up from corners; horizontal wiping at left sky and buildings |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | This does not have the cloud effect |
| 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.' on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 78-95 mm from left, pencil butterfly of ca 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'FB' (F. Bullard, Lugt 982); MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 33944' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870210 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.