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York Street, Westminster

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 57.260
State: 2/2

Collection credit:Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895.  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance:Knoedler & Co (stock no. K 3893 MK?). Colnaghi's, London (stock nos. c3876, c7454). William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957.  

 

Paper size:137 x 228 mm  
Plate mark size:127 x 216 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique'  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall  
Note on foul biting:dots and flecks overall  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'C. FISHER Fancy 1. 73' on shop front at left, and '74' above window to right of alley  
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:'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'K3893 MK'; 'c3876/ c7454' all verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'K270 York Street, Westminster' no state mentioned  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2700109  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.