176Wych Street, LondonArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.564 State: 1/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 32141); 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: | 232 x 156 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 214 x 138 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | 'Pro Patria' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with light plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The fine lines show more wear than Buckingham impression (1938.147) |
| 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 and 'imp.' in graphite in lower right margin |
| 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: | The small pencil butterfly may date from the Butterfly and 'imp.' in different pencils; appears to date from 1888/1890s. |
| Collector's mark: | Circular stamp of Bryan Lathrop (Lugt 2972). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 32141' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W132' at lower left recto, just below platemark; 'cat 53 / K59 I' at lower left verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1590102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.