219The Venetian MastBrooklyn MuseumAccession no: 57.188.72 State: 9/12 |  |
| Collection credit: | Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs Charles Pratt |
| Image credit: | Photo © Brooklyn Museum |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. A 44683). Mrs Charles Pratt; given in 1957 to the Brooklyn Museum |
| Paper size: | 345 x 164 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 343 x 164 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | irregular laid lines |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very light tone |
| Note on foul biting: | dots and some texture around the old lady |
| Print note: |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 34 - 43 from left, pencil butterfly of late 1880s/90s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 44683' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'Fwx' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1950z13 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.