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Gold House, Brussels

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1934.640
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:181 x 67 mm  
Plate mark size:179 x 67 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with very faint plate tone.  
Note on foul biting:significant foul biting appears to be result of direct biting with acid brushed on plate.  
Print note:possible faint traces of drypoint at the centre of the second and third horizontals below the arched entablature- check under microscope.  

 

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:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Circular stamp of Bryan Lathrop (Lugt 2972).  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'160' at lower left verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3600102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.