231TraghettoArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1927.5960 State: 3/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Charles Deering Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Probably printed in Venice and given to Otto H. Bacher (1856-1909). Charles Deering (1852- 1927), Chicago; given by his heirs to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1927. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 3672-3856 |
| Paper size: | 303 x 236 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 240 x 311 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| 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: | Possibly 'lavis' (rather than plate tone) in the shadowy area beneath the arch and possibly other areas that appear to be plate tone but show signs of burnishing; verify the drypoint on the window at left, the remnant of the butterfly signature and the seated figures at right. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly (faint) |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | Signed (faintly) with butterfly in plate, lower right |
| Collector's mark: | Otto H. Bacher (Lugt 2002) ; Charles Deering ( Lugt 516) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'R15952 or d' (the 2 or d superscript) on image at lower left recto |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1900302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.