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The Rialto

Boston Public Library
Accession no: W.307
State: 2/3

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT Naugatuck, CT. A. H. Hahlo and Co, New York, 13 February 1919 ('ADEE'); 'July 1919 AEJU'; acquired by Alfred H. Wiggin (1868-1951); given to Boston Public Library, MA.  

 

Paper size:304 x 200 mm  
Plate mark size:296 x 200 mm  
Note on size:tipped down  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:dark cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):  
Note on the paper:not examined, hinged at all four corners  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:moderate tone overall, heavier at bottom right, slightly heavier at top corners  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:a light impression in warm black ink  

 

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:pencil butterfly of 1886; 46-65mm from left  

 

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

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2110218  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.