62J. Becquet, SculptorFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: R217NA State: 6/6 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, John Witt Randall Fund |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Acquired by the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 279 x 216 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 255 x 191 mm |
| Note on size: | margin |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | drypoint and etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | clean wiped top and body; heavy tone and burr lower corners |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Very rich burr at the bottom, and a little on the head; soft textural flecks on the body; fine proof! |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp.' below platemark |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Fine proof - ' butterfly, on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | The pencil butterfly dates from 1890s. |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K0520407 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.