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The Rialto

British Museum
Accession no: 1929-12-14-10
State: 2/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Arthur Haythorne Studd (1863-1919) to the British Museum, London; accessioned 1929.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA52133  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:292 x 199 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone, darker at top, possibly tone or grubby paper  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:good clear impression in very dark brown ink, sharp and dark inking on the right of the steps, quieter elsewhere; deep bevel obvious  

 

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:tab 48-66mm from left; butterfly of 1886  

 

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

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2110205  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.