238The Little VeniceMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 67.630.55 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1967 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Probably with H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1904/05 (stock no., stock books missing). Given by Susan Dwight Bliss (1822-1966) to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1967. |
| Paper size: | 191 x 263 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 187 x 263 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone appearing brown, graduated, with strokes radiating outwards from centre to bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | a few flecks |
| Print note: | good impression, warm black ink looking dark brown on this paper;the wiping creating effect of space |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886; tab 72 - 88mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 33545' or 'a 38545' or 'a 38645' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'm e s -' or 'm e 5' and '77' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1830144 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.