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The Garden

British Museum
Accession no: 1887-10-10-82
State: 13/15

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:Printed by Whistler for Messrs Dowdeswell, London, for publication, 1886; given by Messrs Dowdeswell and Thibadeau to the British Museum, London, 1887.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA52131  

 

Paper size:307 x 236 mm  
Plate mark size:302 x 236 mm  
Note on size:tab 50-68 from left  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone, wiping visible at edges, lighter in garden  
Note on foul biting:hinged  
Print note: good contrast between bold wall, delicate door, and soft wiped water  

 

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:  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1885-1887, tab 50-68mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2100803  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.