222NocturneLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 184 State: 9 e/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 9791). Part of the Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 202 x 298 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 202 x 298 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: | Strasbourg Lily / LVG |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Deep tone, selectively wiped to suggest rays radiating from the horizon; with bevel or plate edges wiped clean. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Carefully wiped impression in great condition. |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1886/1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 9791' at lower left on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'ox' at lower right on verso (dealer price code) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1840423 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.