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Nocturne: Palaces

Colby College Museum of Art, Maine
Accession no: 2013.389
State: 12/12

Collection credit:The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art  
Image credit:Photo © Colby College Museum of Art  
Provenance: H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 22643). John H. Wrenn (1841-1911); by descent. Catherine Burns, Oakland, CA; Peter and Paula Lunder; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, 2007.  
Additional acq. no:008.2006  

 

Paper size:300 x 198 mm  
Plate mark size:295 x 198 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' laid  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:none  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:Much tone in the top and bottom third  
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:41-56 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Wrenn (Lugt 1475); possibly mark: '[Loop?]'  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 22643'  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2020907  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.