410Château TouraineArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1917.585 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1917. |
| Additional acq. no: | 1778 |
| Paper size: | 138 x 98 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 134 x 98 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| 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: | Printed with some very light plate tone. |
| Note on foul biting: | Perhaps more properly 'partially bitten' rather than 'foul biting |
| Print note: | A very fine impression, glossy in effect. |
| 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: | butterfly on verso, lower right |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st Proof.' on verso, lower right |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1888/1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Circular stamp with Japanese letters and 'BL' in graphite pencil (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '124' at lower left verso;'1778' at lower right verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3790102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.