223The PalacesGrafische Sammlung der Albertina, ViennaAccession no: DG1922/52 State: 6/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Albertina, Vienna |
| Image credit: | Photo © Albertina, Vienna |
| Provenance: | Gottfried Eissler (1862-1924), Vienna; at auction, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, November 1921, possibly unsold; acquired in 1922 by the Albertina, Vienna, by exchange with C. G. Boerner, Leipzig. |
| Paper size: | 254 x 360 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 250 x 360 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes the tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | unidentified watermark, probably Strasbourg Lily |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light even tone, some emphasis on lower part of the roof and doorways |
| Note on foul biting: | fine clouds of pitting between the gables |
| Print note: | very similar to Colby's K1870316 |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 95 mm from left, 3 x 12 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso 'Albertina Graph. Sammlg' in circle (Lugt 5e); verso lower left corner: stamp 'Gottfried Eissler' in brown rectangular frame (Lugt 805b). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870z07 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.