229The RivaBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 58.1074 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Lee M. Friedman, Boston; given to Boston Museum of Fine Arts by his estate, 13 November 1958. |
| Paper size: | 204 x 296 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 199 x 296 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | heart with initials EVIC above 'S. WISE & co / 1823' (AIC Lithographs vol. 2, p. 431, no. 320) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very soft, light tone, darker below; there is some soft flecking, particularly on the laid lines at bottom right; tone throughout, heaviest in foreground and left |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A light, pale impression, with soft effects on the nets and gondola. |
| 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: | see tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 68-81 mm from left; butterfly of 1885/1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Burnett (set) The Riva; '157' on verso of tab |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1920307 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.