200Nocturne: PalacesBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: 59.818 State: 8/12 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge (1845?-1924), Glasgow. Francis Bullard (1862-1913), Boston; private collection; anonymous gift to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, November 1959. |
| Paper size: | 303 x 198 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 296 x 198 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid, 'antique' |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' laid |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Pro Patria |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | considerable tone upper and lower third - façade of palace at left pretty cleanly wiped |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Fine quality of lines on the balcony, a good impression |
| 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: | tab 57-78 mm from left, butterfly dates from 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'B.M.' stamp (B.B. MacGeorge, Lugt 394); 'FB' Bullard (Lugt 982); MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | W. 168 |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2020605 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.