202The BalconyArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.579 State: 18/19 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 28976). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14354 (R 533 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 309 x 201 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 296 x 201 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| 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: | printed with plate tone, particularly in the lower portion of the plate. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Open bite or foul biting at the upper left corner and tonal medium across the three leftmost arched windows. |
| 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: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 28976' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2071102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
