232Upright VeniceLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 205.2 State: 4/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1939 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Marcel Mirault (1860-1929) and Mme Mirault, Tours; sold at auction, Paris (M. Rousseau and J. Cailac experts) for 6500 francs. Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 250 x 173 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 250 x 173 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | the colour is pinkish ivory |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching [and drypoint] |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| 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: | none on recto |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | none on recto |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | at 25 to 42 mm; height 7 mm; butterfly not by Whistler |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | the butterfly on tab appears to be written over another attempted butterfly; it is based on Whistler's 1886 signature but is probably by another hand. |
| Collector's mark: | 'M.M' (M. Mirault, Lugt suppl. 1892a) according to catalogue card |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2050221 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.