223The PalacesHamburger KunsthalleAccession no: 34541 State: 5/6 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | |
| Additional acq. no: | 6781 |
| Paper size: | 258 x 359 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 357 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | strong |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Fleur de Lis |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, graduated, with more, carefully wiped, at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | granular tone on right building, roofs and above gondolas |
| Print note: | white line in upper right quadrant (printing crease); craquelure effect left of line of pointed windows |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 87 mm from left, 6 x 12mm; pencil butterfly of 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Seal of Hamburg and 'KUNSTHALLE ZU HAMBURG' stamp (Lugt 1233) in brown ink on verso; pencil' '34541' |
| Dealers' stock nos: | verso lower right: '1772' and '1775' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | verso centre: '37'; bottom left: '8/The Palaces'; 'W.153' - '1st State', top centre: '8' |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1870220 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.