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Ponte del Piovan

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographie
Accession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 3
State: 5/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France  
Provenance:  
Additional acq. no:A.8804  

 

Paper size:227 x 152/150 mm  
Plate mark size:227 x 149 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:thin  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:medium even tone with a darker area in the water  
Note on foul biting:some pitting upper right corner; a patchof pitting near lower margin and in water  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:street sign: 'PONTE DEL PIOVAN / DETTO DEL VOLTO'  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:missing  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:recto red circular stamp within platemark 'BIBL. NAT EST' (Lugt 249); on verso black stamp lower right corner 'A.8804'  
Dealers' stock nos:  
Misc inscriptions by others:note on mount '13/83' and 'rpc / 12000'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2090505  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.