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The Balcony

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: 15/19

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © New York Public Library  
Provenance:Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection.  

 

Paper size:300 x 200 mm  
Plate mark size:294 x 200 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):wove?  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:rich tone at the bottom, lighter at the top, vertical wiping, some blips and scrapes  
Note on foul biting:splashes of acid at the top, vice mark at the bottom, darkish area mid-top  
Print note:good impression, cool dark umber ink  

 

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 43-59 from left; 1886 butterfly  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:pencil butterfly of 1886 on tab  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:illegible note on verso of tab  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2070806  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.