222NocturneNew York Public LibraryAccession no: MEZAP+ State: 6/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © New York Public Library |
| Provenance: | Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection. |
| Paper size: | 225 x 316 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 202 x 295 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight paper with a lustrous silky surface, probably a western paper simulating japanese |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Misty tone, lighter along the horizon. |
| Note on foul biting: | A few dots. |
| Print note: | Lovely delicate drypoint around the ship's lanterns. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp.' of 1880/1881 |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'o' on recto to right of butterfly and 'v7. x/12 ' in the left margin |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1880/1881 ; the numbering is related to the printing and selection of the first Venice Set. |
| Collector's mark: | 'S. P. AVERY COLLECTION' stamp on verso & 'N. Y. PUBLIC LIBRARY / PRINTS DIVISION.' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1840311 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.