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The Piazzetta

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 2
State: 6/9

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:Atherton Curtis (1863-1944), Paris (no. 4917); given in 1943 to the Cabinet des estampes, Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Additional acq. no:D.07374  

 

Paper size:257 x 178/177 mm  
Plate mark size:254 x 178/177 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 Japanese  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light even residual tone  
Note on foul biting:bottom left corner  
Print note:  

 

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:46 mm from left, 3 x 9 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:recto red oval stamp 'B.N. EST' (Lugt 400) / black stamp 'D.07374'  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:verso bottom centre 'W155'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1890315  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.