199The RialtoNational Gallery of AustraliaAccession no: 78.401 State: 2/3 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | |
Provenance: | Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Acquired through Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara, CA, by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1978. |
Additional acq. no: | 111667 |
Paper size: | 305 x 202 mm |
Plate mark size: | 298 x 202 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | cream |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper. |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | shield with 'W' at base |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
Print tone: | with plate tone |
Note on foul biting: | |
Print note: |
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: | |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
Note on the tab: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | |
Dealers' stock nos: | |
Misc inscriptions by others: |
Source of information: | Museum records |
ID: | K2110z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.