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The Smithy

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1917.471
State: 6/6

Collection credit:Bryan Lathrop Collection  
Image credit:Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago  
Provenance:H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 28275). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1917.  
Additional acq. no:14252 (1734 - old acq no)  

 

Paper size:177 x 229 mm  
Plate mark size:174 x 229 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:  
Note on foul biting:foul biting across the lower portion of the plate.  
Print note:The most dense cross-hatching shows the breakdown of lines and appears greyish.  

 

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:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:note traces of graphite at sides of tab.  
Collector's mark:Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 28275 (underlined) / ix-' at lower left verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'1734' at lower left verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2400502  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.