239The SmithyRijksmuseum, AmsterdamAccession no: RP-P-1940-234 State: 6/6 |
Collection credit: | |
Image credit: | |
Provenance: | F.G. Waller. H.J. Holgen, Amsterdam; bought by the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1940. |
Paper size: | 179 x 227 mm |
Plate mark size: | 173 x 227 mm |
Note on size: | . |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre-1800) laid, thin |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | residual |
Note on foul biting: | flecks |
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: | no |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
Note on the tab: | tab 54-62 mm from left; butterfly of 1888/1890s |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | Shield stamp (F.G. Waller, Lugt 2760) ; 'RIJKS / MUSm' stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2166) both on verso. |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K2400103 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.