348Charing Cross BridgeArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.623 State: 1/1 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 3215 |
| Paper size: | 135 x 95 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 131 x 95 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | n/a |
| Note on the paper: | hinged to backboard so verso unexamined and exact paper type undetermined |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | Dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with some light plate tone, particularly on the lower half of the plate |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | check if the faint short diagonal lines near the plate edge at upper left are actually drypoint; distinct vertical scratches to right of centre and to left of the plate signature; many lines print very weakly. |
| 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 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly probably dating from 1887/1889 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3100102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
