259DordrechtRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1987-11 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Artemis, London, print dealers; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1987. |
| Paper size: | 155 x 227 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 150 x 227 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: | 'X/D/C/B' large and obscured |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, careful and atmospheric wiping, graduated, darker at bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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; no 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 70-81 mm from left, rather large and probably added |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Shield stamp (F.G. Waller, Lugt 2760) ; 'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) both on verso; obscured stamp, possibly 'RBP' in circle (R. B. Philip, Lugt 405). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 19559' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2420207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.