213VeniceFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1904.294 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Otto H. Bacher, by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1904; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 283 x 370 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 291 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | badly mat burned in the margins and the colour is somewhat mottled in the image area |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with very light overall plate tone; inky plate mark |
| Note on foul biting: | diagonal and horizontal scratches on the sky and water; foul biting or irregularities in the printer's ink at upper left and upper right |
| Print note: | This is pure etching except for four short horizontal drypoint lines on the sky, above the lowest buildings at left |
| 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: | Bacher's (?) inscription dates this impression 'Oct 25 80' and indicates 5 proofs only |
| Collector's mark: | 'Otto' square stamp (Otto H. Bacher, Lugt 2002); and Bacher's stamp: 'OTTO H. BACHER, / LAWRENCE PARK, / BRONXVILLE, N.Y.' in purple on the verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Venice Oct 25 80 Plate destroyed- Rare- only 5 proofs' in the lower margin on the recto (possibly by Bacher). |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2310102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.