258A Corner of the Palais RoyalNational Gallery of AustraliaAccession no: 78.526 |
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| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 51177). Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. Charles C. Cunningham (1910-1979), Chicago. Acquired through Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara, CA, by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1978. |
| Additional acq. no: | 111951 |
| Paper size: | 136 x 86 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 134 x 86 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | 'off-white, cream' |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | light weight. There is a pencilled line, drawn horizontally, along the lower edge, verso. |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | |
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| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HHB' stamp x 2 in black ink on verso, at lower left (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 51177' on verso, at lower left |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'PTPD', '1978.526' on verso, at lower right.. |
| Source of information: | Museum records |
| ID: | K2480z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.