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The Smithy

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession 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.