180Wapping - The PoolBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1996.48.9074 State: 8/8 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
Provenance: | George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996. |
Paper size: | 279 x 356 mm |
Plate mark size: | 188 x 275 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | cream |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre 1800) laid paper. |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | black |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | Light tone, looks buff |
Note on foul biting: | A lot of dots and flecks |
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: | butterfly 'imp' on recto below right of platemark |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'To George Lucas.' on recto below left of platemark |
Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
Note on the tab: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | 1880 butterfly in pencil |
Collector's mark: | 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | '143' on recto |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
ID: | K1740702 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.