232Upright VeniceHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 49891 State: C/7 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Dr Frederick Mulder, London; sold to the University of Glasgow, February 1972. |
| Paper size: | 272 x 193 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 254 x 177 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light-medium weight. It is a western paper, possibly faux-Asian. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | The print tone is particularly pronounced in the foreground where there are vertical and curved wipe lines. |
| Note on foul biting: | There is pitting throughout the image, but particularly in the foreground. |
| 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: | On recto, below platemark, in pencil: butterfly 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1887 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '12' on secondary backing sheet at bottom right |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2050502 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.