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Wych Street, London

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession 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.