219The Venetian MastLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 195.2 State: 7/12 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 194[ ] |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Brooklyn Museum, New York; sold as a duplicate; bought from the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 342 x 166 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 341 x 165 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etchin and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, carefully wiped, with more at the bottom and top |
| Note on foul biting: | as usual |
| Print note: | New state |
| 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 1884/1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | Duplicate stamp recorded by LC; print is hinged to mount so verso not accessible |
| Collector's mark: | Brooklyn Museum (Lugt suppl.307b). Duplicate stamp: Brooklyn Museum. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950515 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.