229The RivaArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.568 State: 4/4 |
Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 10756). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
Additional acq. no: | R 533 |
Paper size: | 207 x 299 mm |
Plate mark size: | 202 x 299 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | Dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | |
Note on foul biting: | |
Print note: | The faint indication of clouds in the sky appears to be the only drypoint. |
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: | no |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly and 'imp..' |
Note on the tab: | Pencil butterfly dates from 1887/1890s. |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | no |
Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 10756' at lower left verso (erased) |
Misc inscriptions by others: | 'YH xv' (the xv superscript and underlined) at lower right verso |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K1920303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.