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The Riva

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 192
State: C/4

Collection credit:Pennell Collection  
Image credit:Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division  
Provenance:E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:274 x 402 mm  
Plate mark size:200 x 293 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching [and drypoint]  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:even overall, except the water wiped clean  
Note on foul biting:few scattered flecks  
Print note:Drypoint?  

 

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:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:illegible group of numerals and letters at lower right verso--possibly '925F'?  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1920402  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.