223The PalacesMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 41.1.196 State: 5/6 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Felix M. Warburg and his family, 1941 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Probably acquired from Messrs Dowdeswell by Henry Studdy Theobald (b. 1847). Given by Felix M. Warburg and his family to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1941. |
| Paper size: | 279 x 371 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 356 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | fine light weight paper |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | foul biting and burnishing obvious |
| Print note: | There is a a curious light area above the gondola in the centre. |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HST' blind stamp at lower left recto (Theobald, Lugt 1376); 'F.M.W.' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'No 173' on verso |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K1870213 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.