215Long LagoonBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 23.1247 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 33575). Francis Bullard (1862-1913), Boston; passed to his brother Dr Willliam Norton Bullard (1853-1931), Boston; given to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, April 1923. |
| Paper size: | 158 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 151 x 227 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | moderate tone overall, heavier (but not dark) at bottom and some in sky - beautiful wiping marks, most vertical, with corners more diagonal |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a pale, yet evocative impression; the etched lines, too, are not heavily inked |
| 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 73-88 mm from left; pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'FB' Bullard (Lugt 982); MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 33575 / 1 x - ' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2030203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.