219The Venetian MastLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 195 State: 6/12 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | E. R. and J. Pennell Collection; given to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 367 x 182 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 339 x 163 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian wove |
| Note on the paper: | 'japan vellum'? |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light overall, darker at bottom; inky fingerprint at centre bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | with prominent vertical scratches on sky and pavement |
| Print note: | New state between Kennedy's fourth and fifth; butterfly plate signature fresh and burry |
| 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: | butterfly 'im' at lower left on recto near platemark |
| 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: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950001 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.