193The DoorwayBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 2 State: 10/20 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: | Carl Sachs (1868-1943), Breslau/Wroc?aw; his sale (Leipzig, 6 November 1931, C. G. Boerner). Atherton Curtis (1863-1944), Paris; given in 1943 to the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Additional acq. no: | D.07374 |
| Paper size: | 305 x 205 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 294 x 204 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid Japanese? |
| Note on the paper: | some paper fibres cracked during printing, showing white |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pronounced and varied tone in water, not wiped, else solid even plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | various degrees of granular tone used on arched frames |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 37mm from left, 8 x 18 mm; pencil butterfly of 1881 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | recto red oval stamp 'B.N. EST' (Lugt 400) / lower right corner 'D.07374' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1880709 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.