229The RivaVictoria and Albert MuseumAccession no: Circ.640-1968 State: 4/4 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Probably in Whistler's studio at his death in 1903 and bequeathed to Miss R. Birnie Philip; bequeathed to the University of Glasgow, 1958; bought through P. & D. Colnaghi, London, by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 27 August 1968. |
| Additional acq. no: | EE.1C |
| Paper size: | 204 x 297/295 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 199 x 295 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes 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: | unidentifiable watermark |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | narrow strip of medium tone framing the impression; else residual tone, wiped diagonally |
| Note on foul biting: | very fine pitting scattered across figures and façades in the background |
| Print note: | some greasy spots upper left |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 49 mm from left, 5 x 14 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1920322 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.