202The BalconyKupferstich-Kabinett der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen DresdenAccession no: A 1897-310 State: 5/19 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Photo: Herbert Boswank |
| Provenance: | P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London; sold to the Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden, 1897. |
| Paper size: | 296/297 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 295 x 198 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone, narrow frame of tone along margins; stronger tone of varied shades in water |
| Note on foul biting: | circular clamp mark (?) in lower centre; fine pitting across facade |
| Print note: | some of the 'scribbled' lines above arches dryly printed; small black sport between doorway and right window |
| 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: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 50 mm from left, 7 x 19 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso centre: brown round stamp of the Kupferstichkabinett, Lugt 1616 |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '3241' and '1097' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '146' verso lower left corner; 'exceedingly rare' lower right corner; '24.27' verso blue pencil lower right; '14.14.0' verso pencil lower right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2070508 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.