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The Rialto

Baltimore Museum of Art
Accession no: 1996.48.12320
State: 2/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art  
Provenance:George A. Lucas (1824-1909), Paris; acquired by the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1996.  

 

Paper size:303 x 200 mm  
Plate mark size:297 x 200 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:'V' etc  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:wiped with diagonal \ strokes; even tone at top right, strongly textured  
Note on foul biting:flecks overall  
Print note:good impression  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
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:yes  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:yes  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1885/1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):yes  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'M.I. LUCAS COLLECTION' stamp on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'T.C' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2110204  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.