219The Venetian MastRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1959-660 State: 7/12 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co. (stock nos. a 3158, a 38263). The Art Institute of Chicago; given to the Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam, 1959. |
| Paper size: | 344 x 163 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 339 x 163 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre-1800) laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, soft at the top, slightly uneven, wiped vertically at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 3158', 'a 38263' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '43', 'wx'. 'R518K', all on verso; some numbers removed or covered up at top verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950509 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.