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San Biagio

Library of Congress
Accession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 197
State: 17/17

Collection credit:Pennell Fund, 1937  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.  

 

Paper size:206 x 304 mm  
Plate mark size:206 x 304 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall, darker over water in foreground  
Note on foul biting:considerable granular  
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:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:at 33 to 48 mm; height 5 mm  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:the 'c' on verso is unclear due to paper restoration in that area  
Collector's mark:'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J. Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'13' (encircled) at lower right verso; l (encircled, sideways) at centre verso; 'c' at lower right verso (possibly by Whistler)  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1970924  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.