206Nocturne ShippingLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 223 State: 4/5 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1938 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 20245 or 20745). Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Dr H. McM. Painter, 1910. W.H. Bustin jr. Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 172 x 229 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 156 x 220 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | rich inking, horizontal wipin; plate edge or bevel wiped cleaner; slight picking at lower centre |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | warm brown ink; this is the impression of the fourth state illustrated by Kennedy; note that no signature was shown in the illustration (contrary to K's usual practice), that the pencil butterfly is close to the platemark, and that there is no trace of the top of it in the illustration (I.e. it appears to have been 'signed' after it was photographed for Kennedy, probable confirmation of false signature) |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | ex coll W.H. Bustin according to LC catalogue card |
| Collector's mark: | 'W. H. Bustin' in graphite pencil on verso; 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J. Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 20245' or 'a 20745' (cut off at the top so third numeral is not clear) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | butterfly ' imp' not by Whistler; catalogue numbers, title and state in various hand on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2230403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.