281Gray's Inn PlaceHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 57.261 State: 1/2 |
Collection credit: | Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895. |
Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
Provenance: | Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
Paper size: | 128 x 175 mm |
Plate mark size: | 125 x 175 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre 1800) |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | light overall tone |
Note on foul biting: | a lot of dots particularly at lower left, left edge and lower right |
Print note: |
Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'GREYS INN PLACE' |
Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
Note on the tab: | tab 35-45 mm from left |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp on verso (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso |
Dealers' stock nos: | 'E1535' verso |
Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K2970102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.