200Nocturne: PalacesDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 62.51 |
| Collection credit: | Anonymous bequest in memory of Hal H. Smith. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | William Bayard Cutting (1850–1912). E. E. MacCrone. Anonymous bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1962. |
| Paper size: | 302 x 200 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 295 x 199 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: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | very pronounced, wiped more cleanly on buildings around light source, whereas water and sky darker |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting around buildings |
| Print note: | reticulation of ink in foreground; wipe marks evident throughout, largely vertical but also horizontal |
| 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: | 45 mm from left; tab 6 x 14 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '16888' on verso, tab. |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'W I x-' verso, lower right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2020807 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.