232Upright VeniceBoston Museum of Fine ArtsAccession no: M20014 State: 7/7 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given to Boston Museum of Fine Arts by Deman W. Ross (1852-1935, Cambridge, MA), October 1903. |
| Paper size: | 260 x 175 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 252 x 175 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | modern laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
| Print tone: | moderate overall, heavier in left half and all wharf area |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | good impression, spoilt by the stain |
| 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 33-53 from left; pencil butterfly of 1880 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | MFA (Lugt 282) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '[?]3270' (obscured by old hinge) |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2050403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.