199The RialtoNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1942.15.28 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Given by Mr and Mrs J. Watson Webb to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, memory of Mr and Mrs H. O. Havemeyer, 1942. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-2464 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | WW countermark |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone, slightly heavier along the side edges at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | traces of acid spots at the top of the plate, on and to the right of the middle window at right, pale traces of the droplets at lower right |
| Print note: | Quite a warm glow from this combination of paper and ink. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'VENDITA CARNA' on the signboard above the awning on right |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | 'Whistler' (upside down) at lower left on the verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 51 to 68mm from left, height 7mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Ex' (upside down) or 'x3' at lower right on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2110214 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.