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The Little Lagoon

Private collection
Accession no: -
State: 2/4

Collection credit:Collection of C. Boyden Gray  
Image credit:Photo © Whistler Etchings Project  
Provenance:Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by H. L. Quick, 1910. Bought by a private collector.  

 

Paper size:- mm  
Plate mark size:227 x 152 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japan ?  
Note on the paper:very light buff  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:very light tone overall  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:ink and pencil, an early proof printed in Venice; drypoint on gondola very soft; a good impression  

 

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 1890s  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project, owner's records  
ID:K1860103  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.