213VeniceNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP State: 1/1 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by Whistler to Thomas Child; given to Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by the Lenox Library, 1910 (Lenox Library became part of New York Public Library, 1911). |
| Paper size: | 249 x 352 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 294 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: | n/a |
| Medium: | drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'probably destroyed - given to Thos Child - by Whistler - from T. C. to S. P. A.'; 'Plate destroyed' on recto. 'Venice - Plate destroyed by Whistler in Venice after printing 5 or 6 proofs - his save' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2310106 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.