219The Venetian MastFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M3178 State: 12/12 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Charles Bain Hoyt |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 38265). Given by Charles Bain Hoyt (1889-1949) to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 340 x 160 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 340 x 160 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid paper paper is quite heavy weight. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | FEI …W.. |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | almost black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Moderate overall tone, with darker edges, a lot of bitten, gritty tone |
| Note on foul biting: | There is foul biting at the bottom and at left near the roof-line. |
| Print note: | The surface has a slightly grainy look, particularly around the old woman in the centre; her bag is so soft and grainy that it looks like aquatint. The impression is quite dark and strong on the houses at right. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| 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: | Tiny pencil butterfly dates from 1890s; 3mm height/32-44mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 38265' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | WX |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950612 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.