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The Palaces

Grafische Sammlung der Albertina, Vienna
Accession no: DG1922/52
State: 6/6

Collection credit:Albertina, Vienna  
Image credit:Photo © Albertina, Vienna  
Provenance:Gottfried Eissler (1862-1924), Vienna; at auction, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, November 1921, possibly unsold; acquired in 1922 by the Albertina, Vienna, by exchange with C. G. Boerner, Leipzig.  

 

Paper size:254 x 360 mm  
Plate mark size:250 x 360 mm  
Note on size:paper size includes the tab  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:unidentified watermark, probably Strasbourg Lily  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light even tone, some emphasis on lower part of the roof and doorways  
Note on foul biting:fine clouds of pitting between the gables  
Print note:very similar to Colby's K1870316  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:95 mm from left, 3 x 12 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:verso 'Albertina Graph. Sammlg' in circle (Lugt 5e); verso lower left corner: stamp 'Gottfried Eissler' in brown rectangular frame (Lugt 805b).  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1870z07  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.