214San GiorgioFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1887.8 State: 5/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Frederick Keppel & Co., by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1887; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 208 x 304 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 208 x 304 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone, slightly darker at the top and bottom of the plate; distinct, slightly curved and vertical wiping marks at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks on the sky, especially near the top plate edge; patches of foul biting near the plate mark at lower centre; several short, slight left-right diagonal scratches on water at left between the leftmost boat and the butterfly signature |
| 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: | tab 56-76 mm from left, height 8 mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | medium unshaded butterfly |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2010403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.