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Ponte del Piovan

British Museum
Accession no: 1887-10-10-81
State: 6/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:Printed by Whistler for Messrs Dowdeswell, London, for publication, 1886; given by Messrs Dowdeswell and Thibadeau to the British Museum, London, 1887.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA52130  

 

Paper size:235 x 152 mm  
Plate mark size:227 x 153 mm  
Note on size:tab 33-50 from left  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):n/a  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:a little tone at the bottom in the water  
Note on foul biting:tiny dots and texture, and slightly larger areas bottom right  
Print note:a clear, quiet impression, possibly a proof, actually looking dark brown on this paper; exquisite fine detail seen through the bridge  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:street sign: 'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO'  
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:pencil butterfly of 1886 on a big tab 33-50mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2090604  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.