189Venetian CourtFreer Gallery of ArtAccession no: 1905.201 State: 3/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Image credit: | Photo © Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution |
| Provenance: | Bought from Thomas Way (1837-1915), London, by Charles Lang Freer (1856-1919), Detroit, MI, 1905; bequeathed to the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1919. |
| Paper size: | 272 x 272 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 292 x 200 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | The paper colour is probably ivory discoloured to buff |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | partial VAN GELDER ZONEN |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | with overall tone, slightly lighter at the left |
| Note on foul biting: | a few tiny spots at upper left |
| Print note: | This is a new third state |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| 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: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'T. Way' (underlined) in graphite pencil |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'T Way June/05' and 'Grolier 203 / Courtyard Venice - Trial Proof-' at lower centre and lower right on the verso by C.L. Freer. |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2300302 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.