240WheelwrightBibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Estampes et de la photographieAccession no: Rés EC 123 Folio 3 State: 9/9 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France |
| Provenance: |
| Paper size: | 131 x 175 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 126 x 175 mm |
| Note on size: | paper size includes tab |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | buff or discoloured paper |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light grey tone on floor, wiped in a horizontal curve |
| Note on foul biting: | patches of foul biting at upper right |
| Print note: |
| 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: | on tab |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 57 mm from left, 5 x 14 mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | recto red circular stamp within platemark 'BIBL. NAT EST' (Lugt 249) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2330603 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.