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Gray's Inn Place

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 57.261
State: 1/2

Collection credit:Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895.  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance:Henry Harper Benedict (1844-1935), New York. William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957.  

 

Paper size:128 x 175 mm  
Plate mark size:125 x 175 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:'antique' (pre 1800)  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:a lot of dots particularly at lower left, left edge and lower right  
Print note:  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:'GREYS INN PLACE'  
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 35-45 mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'HHB' stamp on verso (H. H. Benedict, Lugt 2936); 'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:'E1535' verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K2970102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.