192The DyerLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 219 State: 6/10 |
Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1941 |
Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
Provenance: | Purchased by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC, Pennell Fund, 20 January 1941. |
Paper size: | 306 x 241 mm |
Plate mark size: | 303 x 239 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: | Arms of Amsterdam |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | rich tone, carefully wiped, smooth above and with vertical sweeps in the water |
Note on foul biting: | a few flecks; acid droplets and other irregular marks at lower left; scraper marks at upper left and upper right; tool mark near left centre edge |
Print note: | [not the impression illustrated by Kennedy] |
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: | pencil butterfly of 1885/1887 |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | hinged to mat so verso not examined |
Collector's mark: | n/a |
Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K2190302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.