219The Venetian MastColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 025.2007 State: 12/12 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 20006?). Agnew's, London; Dr. George S. van Houten, Netherlands; Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2007, lot 48; Peter and Paula Lunder; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, 2007. |
| Paper size: | 341 x 161 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 341 x 161 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Strasbourg Lily above initials [EJF?] - see 015.2007 (K.200iii) |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | slight tone overall, darker edges perhaps slightly darker at top and bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | 'ooo' [?] |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 31-43mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 20006' (? - erased) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'agx / h', 'The Mast'; 'EX vn' [?] |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950617 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.