216The Little LagoonArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1933.276 State: 4C/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Mr. Walter S. Brewster |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Walter Stanton Brewster (1872-1954), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1933. |
| Additional acq. no: | 19777 |
| Paper size: | 228 x 151 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 225 x 151 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | Etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Plate tone, especially on water of foreground. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | Inscription on the mount: ' 'The Little Lagoon' K186 M183 Gr 153 W152. / One of the 'Twelve Etchings. / This proof from the cancelled plate is from the collection of John H. Wrenn, presented to / me by Frederick F Norcross. It is the only / proof from cancelled plate which I have ever / seen which was printed and signed by Whistler. / Walter S Brewster.' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1860305 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.