397Windows opposite Hotel, BourgesFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: FSC-GR-698 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 94163). Purchased from the Fine Art Society, London, by the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2002/2003. |
| Paper size: | 102 x 67 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 99 x 67 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'modern' laid (post 1800), darkened to buff |
| Tab?: | Yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | A trace of tone at the top. |
| Note on foul biting: | Scattered flecks; pale patches at right. |
| 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 |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 9-15 mm from left; height 2 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 94163' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Hotel Windows' on the verso (possibly by C.L. Freer). |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K4010103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.