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San Biagio

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1934.560
State: 9/17

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 1008). 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:216 x 304 mm  
Plate mark size:210 x 304 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:the colour is pinkish ivory  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:Dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:printed with some plate tone - distinct vertical wiping in the foreground.  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Only faint traces of drypoint shading remain below the front boat.  

 

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 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:The pencil butterfly probably dates from 1886.  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 1008' (formerly 'a 1005', the '8' written over a '5') on verso; other erased stock numbers and price codes  
Misc inscriptions by others:'B.L.' at lower centre verso; 'uox-' at lower right verso; 'San Biagio / exceedingly rare', '8', and '4' at lower right verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1970602  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.