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Riva, No. 2

British Museum
Accession no: 1887-10-10-77
State: 1/1

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:Printed by Whistler for Messrs Dowdeswell, London, for publication, 1886; given by Messrs Dowdeswell and Thibadeau to the British Museum, London, 1887.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA52127  

 

Paper size:215 x 303 mm  
Plate mark size:209 x 303 mm  
Note on size:tab 66-84 from left  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory darkened to pale buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:fine, light weight laid, but crackly  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:overall smooth tone, with more along the top and at the bottom, carefully wiped at the bottom, with some bubbling of the ink  
Note on foul biting:small dots  
Print note:light, good, clear impression, despite dotting, giving a light, warm effect  

 

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:pencil butterfly of 1886/1887, large tab  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:'77'; 'n v 15' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2060111  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.