194The GardenMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.111 State: 5/15 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 45940). Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 316 x 241 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 306 x 241 mm |
| Note on size: | sheet taken from a book |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | deep tone at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | blotches |
| Print note: | a rich dark impression, with a dark area on the steps where changes were made. |
| 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: | large pencil butterfly of ca 1883 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 45940', and '1550' in circle on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'm.m' note on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2100403 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.