200Nocturne: PalacesBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1996.48.12301 State: 8/12 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996. |
| Paper size: | 301 x 201 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 293 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | medium weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | carefully wiped, criss cross, even in the centre, dark tone and radiating lines below; flecks overall |
| Note on foul biting: | flecks overall, soft, mostly concealed by tone |
| Print note: | a good consistent effect, fine impression, cool umber brown |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'T.C.' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2020603 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.