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Long Venice

Syracuse University Art Galleries
Accession no: 1963.1022

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Mortimer Menpes, London; sold in 1903 to Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a38258), valued at £20.15.0; sold before 1906 to unknown collector. Cloud Wampler (1895-1973), Syracuse, NY; given to the Syracuse University Art Galleries in 1963.  

 

Paper size:134 x 310 mm  
Plate mark size:127 x 310 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:buff  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:Arms of Amsterdam  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:a few spots  
Print note:drypoint is very delicate  

 

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:butterfly possibly not by Whistler; tab 76-90mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 38258,' '2739' verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2120408  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.