219The Venetian MastBoston Public LibraryAccession no: W.997 State: 6/12 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | From the '1st Venice set' acquired from Knoedler's, New York, August 1923 ('For the set BAGEJ'); acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA. |
| Paper size: | 369 x 187 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 342 x 164 mm |
| Note on size: | narrow margin |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | etched tone around boy with hat at lower left |
| Print note: | good clear impression, a bit bare |
| 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: | below left: shaded [butterfly] imp. |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'AHW' bird stamp (A. H. Wiggin, Lugt 2820a); angular 's' over 'l' in pencil on verso; Wiggin |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'c 26751' [probably Knoedler's] |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'lA' (scribble) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950517 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.