216The Little LagoonKupferstich-Kabinett der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen DresdenAccession no: A 1919-107 State: 4/4 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Woldemar von Seidlitz (1850-1922), Dresden; given to the Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 225/228 x 152 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | distinct plate tone gradually darkening below two poles in water towards bottom edge, here wiped horizontally in swiping lines, near right margin wiped in straight horizontal lines. |
| Note on foul biting: | very fine scattered pitting across etched parts of plate |
| Print note: | ink reticulation near bottom, dark patch of ink in bottom left corner |
| 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: | 104 mm from left, 3 x 11 mm, 1890s butterfly |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | verso centre: part of brown round stamp of the Kupferstichkabinett, Lugt 1616 |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1860229 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.