200Nocturne: PalacesFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M12031 State: 8/12 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of Edwin de T. Bechtel |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 33573). Robert Hartshorne. Given by Edwin de Turck Bechtel (1880-1957) to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 294 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 294 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | heavy weight , 'antique' laid paper with a strong narrow vertical grain. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none visible |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | heavier tone at top and bottom thirds - lantern shows nicely - wiped horizontally |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Pencil butterfly probably 1886; height 8mm; 48-68mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1886/1887. |
| Collector's mark: | 'RH' in circle, stamp on verso (R. Hartshorne, Lugt 2215b) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 33573' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2020705 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.