398Windows, BourgesMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.148 State: 1/2 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916, listes as owner in Kennedy 1910), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 150 x 79 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 148 x 79 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light margin; 'antique' (pre 1800) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Very light even tone, buff. |
| Note on foul biting: | A few tiny dots. |
| Print note: | Clear impression, a little understated, the ink looks brown on this paper. |
| 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: | tiny tab 61-70 from left, pencil butterfly 1888/90s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '74' on verso; 'Windows Bourges'; 'mn' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4000103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.