330Little Nude FigureLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 340 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Source unknown |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | John Caldwell (1882-1907), Pittsburgh, PA. Harris G. Whittemore (d. Ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Acquired by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 82 x 49 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 82 x 49 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: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone at left and near edges |
| Note on foul biting: | mostly near butterfly |
| Print note: | the figure and shading lines are faint and grainy--lightly etched; the butterfly is more deeply etched--perhaps added later? |
| 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: | at 18 to 28 mm; h 3 mm |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) on verso. John Caldwell (not in Lugt), according to an inscription on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '340' at upper right verso; 'J. Caldwell Coll' at centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3400105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.