223The PalacesYale University Art GalleryAccession no: 1927.74 State: 5/6 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Frederic George Achelis Memorial Collection, given by Miss Elizabeth Achelis (1880-1973) to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1927. |
| Paper size: | 275 x 372 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 364 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | slightly browned |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | smooth at the top, deeper at the bottom; scrapes vertically left, in water. |
| Note on foul biting: | spots and acid drops at top, a lot of texture but not in the sky. |
| Print note: | A good greyish impression, rich inking on the gondolas, which looks almost like pen. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly 'imp' below platemark on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'w.' to left and '7' to right below platemark on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1881 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '52745' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'EF92' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1870z06 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.