194The GardenYale University Art GalleryAccession no: 1927.78 State: 5/15 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Sold by Whistler to the Royal Collection, Windsor, 1882. Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Frederic George Achelis Memorial Collection, given by Miss Elizabeth Achelis to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1927. |
| Paper size: | 312 x 240 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 302 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | dramatic, deep ink tone in the water, but light at top |
| Note on foul biting: | spots at left |
| Print note: | glossy effect in inking |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1886, 53078mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp on verso (Benedict, Lugt 2936); crown symbol, pencil (possibly denoting Royal collection, Lugt 2921h) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2100z10 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.