413Mairie, LochesArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1927.1673 State: 4/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Estate of Robert Forsyth |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Acquired from the estate of Robert Forsyth by the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1927. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 3432 (8096) |
| Paper size: | 220 x 130 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 217 x 130 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | Dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with some light plate tone, warm, slightly stronger at the plate edges, particularly at bottom right |
| Note on foul biting: | some dots and soft flecks |
| Print note: | a good impression, with velvety shadows in the window and doorway |
| 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 at lower right verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'To [illegible]' at lower right verso (the name erased or defaced by old hinge) |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Mairie Bourges' at lower left verso; 'X1280' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3820303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.