216The Little LagoonMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.88 State: 3/4 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | John Pomeroy Townsend (1832-1898), New York. Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 230 x 156 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 226 x 153 mm |
| Note on size: | rough edge at top with indents (possibly from a book), otherwise trimmed to platemark |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | Asian laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Carefully wiped graduated tone, more at bottom, soft. |
| Note on foul biting: | Fine dots, dashes, and scratches. |
| Print note: | An early impression: the nearest gondola is very dark, with strong burr |
| 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: | butterfly of 1880; tab 23-42mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'JPT' stamp on verso (Townsend, not in Lugt) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1860z04 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.