211Long VeniceSterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MAAccession no: 1968.8 State: 7/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA |
| Provenance: | Acquired from Kennedy Galleries, New York, by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, ca 1968. |
| Paper size: | 135 x 307 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 307 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: | fleur de lys |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone, wiped with diagonal strokes \\\ |
| Note on foul biting: | tiny dots, foul biting at top left of centre |
| Print note: | Very good light impression, with lovely drypoint effect in distance; some scratches |
| 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: | Butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 55-72 mm from left, pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2120510 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.