226The Fish Shop, VeniceFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1905.195 State: 9/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Thomas Way (1837-1915), London, by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1905; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 129 x 222 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 129 x 222 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone with dark patches at the upper and lower right corners |
| Note on foul biting: | scattered flecks |
| Print note: |
| 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 45-58 mm from left, height 8 mm; butterfly not by Whistler |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The butterfly signature on the tab appears to be false; the plate butterflies are on the shutter to the right of the window at left (faint) and approximately 30 mm below the faint signature (shaded) |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '9' (encircled) at upper left on the verso; '188' at upper right on the verso; '14' at upper left on the verso; 'W188 Fish Shop Venice, Early State. From Thomas Way. June/05' at lower centre verso by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2180602 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.