428Under the Cathedral, BloisArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.642 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 27542). 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: | 219 x 129 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 216 x 129 mm |
| Note on size: | . |
| 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: | Very light plate tone, with slightly more at bottom right. |
| Note on foul biting: | Foul biting or other speckling on the buildings on either side of the passageway gives texture to the masonry (a happy accident or intentional?). |
| Print note: |
| 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 6) at lower left verso (the 'o' raised) and '1st Proof -' at lower right verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of about 1890 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 27542' (underlined) / 'cx-' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'cat 171' and '5607' at lower left verso; illegible letters [possibly 'RAC' or 'PAC'?] at lower centre verso may be collector's initials |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3970102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.