188Old Battersea BridgeColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.397 State: 4/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 42493). Albert W. Scholle (d. 1910), New York. Emma Regina Martin (ca 1877-1965). Robert Rice. C. G. Boerner, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 11 October 2001; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 014.2002 |
| Paper size: | 290 x 375 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 204 x 296 mm |
| Note on size: | margin |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | Pro patria with Garden of Holland with initials 'LVG' |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall tone; gritty marks [foul biting?] in sky |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good solid impression |
| 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: | elaborate shaded butterfly 'imp.' on recto under image at right |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '1st state - 2nd proof -' on recto under image |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1879 |
| Collector's mark: | pentagon stamp (A.W. Scholle, Lugt 2923a); 'R' red (Rice); 'ERM' (E. R. Martin, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 42493' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Battersea / LIC / Ø / HSTUJM81 / D7MSB [TM?] K' ; 'Hox 2x' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1770304 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.