238The Little VeniceNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DCAccession no: 1942.15.1 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| Provenance: | Given by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1942. |
| Additional acq. no: | B-2437 |
| Paper size: | 186 x 274 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 183 x 265 mm |
| Note on size: | thread margins around platemark |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | no |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | 'WW' countermark (possibly IV countermark?) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Central image wiped more clearly with more tone near plate edges and corners; with horizontal and slight diagonal wiping marks. |
| Note on foul biting: | Faint traces of acid spots below the butterfly; right-left diagonal scratches in the sky. |
| Print note: | no |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | Whistler (upside down) lower right on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly imp. |
| Note on the tab: | tab 77-85mm from left; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | no |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1830128 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.