199The RialtoHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46872 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), Paris; sold at auction, Paris, 19-20 May 1920, for 6400 francs. Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, Morrison, McChlery & Co., Glasgow, 23 April 1970. |
| Paper size: | 301 x 199 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 293 x 199 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | Asian laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is almost buff |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | plate tone, slightly darker along the left edge, more pronounced in the bottom left corner, wiped horizontally in the lower third |
| Note on foul biting: | slight pitting around groups of figures and façade on right |
| Print note: | minor ink reticulation bottom left; some lines of the faint figures in foreground mentioned by Kennedy remain very faintly |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'VENDITA CARNA' on the signboard above the awning on right |
| 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: | 48 mm from left, tab 8 x 14 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'AB' oval stamp recto bottom left, stamp, grey-brown ink (Alfred Beurdeley, Lugt 421) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'C.6325' on verso bottom centre |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '217'; 'R/K 23/73 11 K.211 - 2e état The Rialto W 181' all on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2110203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.