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San Biagio

Hamburger Kunsthalle
Accession no: 30472
State: 17/17

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Image credit:  
Provenance:  

 

Paper size:205 x 300 mm  
Plate mark size:205 x 300 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:very fine canvas-like texture  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:graduated tone, more at bottom, wiped towards centre  
Note on foul biting:granular tone on figures at far right; lighter pitting left of doorway; fine pitting over figures and balcony  
Print note:ink dark brown to black; ink reticulation bottom left  

 

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:on tab  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1886, 41 mm from left, 7 x 17 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:verso centre: brown seal of Hamburg with text 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' (Lugt 1233), '30472'  
Dealers' stock nos:verso bottom centre: '1781'; bottom right: '1386 / o / bu / .'  
Misc inscriptions by others:verso bottom left corner: 'J' (?)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1970923  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.