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Weary

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1934.594
State: 5/6

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:C. W. Dowdeswell, London (1832-1915), London. Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934.  
Additional acq. no:R 533  

 

Paper size:239 x 172 mm  
Plate mark size:199 x 131 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:drypoint  
Ink colour:Black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler. / 63.'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:see signature  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:butterfly 'imp.' below platemark, at bottom left  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:pencil butterfly dating from 1890s  
Collector's mark:C. W. Dowedswell (v. Lugt 690)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 2(?)8986' (underlined) at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'W83' at lower left recto; '[illeg].r.o (underlined) / [illeg].E.o' and 'Weary.' in same hand at lower left verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0920222  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.