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San Biagio

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1927.6396
State: 8/17

Collection credit:The Charles Deering Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:Charles Deering (1852-1927), Chicago; given by his heirs to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1927.  

 

Paper size:212 x 307 mm  
Plate mark size:212 x 307 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:Brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with some very light plate tone.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Check for drypoint in the faintest lines beneath the arch.  

 

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:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:(Charles Deering, Lugt 516)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Ex.75' (the '75' encircled) at lower left verso; '?' at lower right verso; several erased notations (illegible)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1970402  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.