238The Little VeniceNational Gallery of AustraliaAccession no: 78.415.1 State: 2/2 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Dr Heinrich Stinnes (d. 1932), Cologne. Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Acquired through Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara, CA, by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1978. |
| Additional acq. no: | 111707 |
| Paper size: | 194 x 266 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 186 x 266 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight, 'antique' laid paper. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: | butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'CCC' trefoil stamp on verso in brown ink (C.C. Cunningham, not in Lugt); 'HS' stamp in purple ink at lower right centre (H. Stinnes, Lugt 1376 A); Initials (unidentified) on verso, in brown ink. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | French: (indistinct) on verso, at lower left. |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K1830132 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.