392Rue des Bons Enfants, ToursArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.638 State: 4/5 |  |
| 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. |
| Paper size: | 153 x 80 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 149 x 79 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | spotty foul-biting |
| Print note: | a good impression, clear, glowing |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | '22' above doorway |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Rue des Bons Enfants - Tours-' at lower left verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The print bears the Art Institute duplicate stamp, but it was not deaccessioned |
| Collector's mark: | Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972); Art Institute of Chicago duplicate stamp (Lugt 702h) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '24' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3720302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.