453The Long House (The Dyers, Amsterdam)Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 57.255 State: 6/6 |
Collection credit: | Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895. |
Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
Provenance: | William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
Paper size: | 166 x 271 mm |
Plate mark size: | 163 x 271 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | light tan |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japan |
Note on the paper: | |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | very little tone |
Note on foul biting: | a little at corners, and tiny dots in some areas particularly on building at left |
Print note: | superb impression with finest blend of drypoint and etched line on glowing golden 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: | butterfly on verso |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'for Wunderlich' on verso |
Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
Note on the tab: | tab 51-64mm from left |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | no |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | see photos |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K4060310 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.