194The GardenArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1938.1889 State: 5/15 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 23861). Clarence L. Buckingham (1854-1913), Chicago; bequeathed to his sisters; passed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1938. |
| Additional acq. no: | 14361 (R 5750 - old acq no) |
| Paper size: | 313 x 240 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 303 x 240 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: | Arms of Amsterdam, 'RK' |
| 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 strong in the water |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Accidental spots of open bite at the upper and lower left and tonal medium on the lower stairs (heavy), masonry to right of the watergate and to right of the leftmost window on the palazzo. |
| 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 23861' (underlined) / 'amx-' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2100402 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.