450The PierrotBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 3 State: 8/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: | Atherton Curtis, Paris (no. 4918); given in 1943 to the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Additional acq. no: | D.07374 |
| Paper size: | 231 with tab mm |
| Plate mark size: | 228 x 158 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | coated, possibly Asian |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light residual tone; added tone in the darker areas |
| Note on foul biting: | fine and loose scattered pitting across upper third of plate |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 114 mm from left, 3 x 9 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | recto red oval stamp 'B.N. EST' (Lugt 400) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4070z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.