338Palaces, BrusselsHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46985 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bought from P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, by the University of Glagow, January 1972. |
| Paper size: | 224 x 141 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 221 x 141 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | thin, semi-transparent, fibrous; very open paper. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting across the etched parts of the plate; particularly noticeable a cluster at right, balancing the butterfly left |
| Print note: | drypoint work above figures below left of the two ground floor windows at right |
| 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: | 24 mm from left; tab 3 x 10 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3610105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.