223The PalacesArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.558 State: 5/6 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 533 |
| Paper size: | 258 x 360 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 254 x 360 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: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | There is a pronounced tonal area with evidence of stopping out on rightmost central palace has qualities of sugar/salt/sand ground or possibly lavis; the plate signature may be the only use of drypoint; there are distinct areas of scratches, burnishing and corrosion near plate edges at sides and bottom; printed with light plate tone. State: plate butterfly signature in drypoint similar to Kennedy illustration for II/III, with cross-hatched shading behind wings; upper tips of butterfly wings and antenae also more clearly defined than on 1952.545%Condition: small areas of grey - most likely stains - at centre left. |
| 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: | butterfly on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'very early proof' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.