200Nocturne: PalacesMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 40.63.8 State: 12/12 |
| Collection credit: | Gift of Harold K. Hochschild, 1940 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 37059). Margaret F. Everit. Given by Harold K. Hochschild to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1940. |
| Paper size: | 299 x 199 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 292 x 198 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | fine, darkened to buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | lovely vertical wiping |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | tab 45-65mm from left; pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | (M.F. Everit, Lugt 1871) stamp |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 37059' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K2020903 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.