345The Courtyard, BrusselsMetropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkAccession no: 17.3.146 State: 1/1 |
| Collection credit: | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 |
| Image credit: | Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Sold by Whistler to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 14 May 1888; sent on approval to Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; returned, June 1889 (stock no. a16392). Bought from the collection of Harris Brisbane Dick (1835-1916), with the Dick Fund, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1917. |
| Paper size: | 219 x 125 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 216 x 125 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | 'antique' (pre 1800) |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | partial, Pro Patria |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | wiped, even light tone, more at bottom, looks buff |
| Note on foul biting: | a few scattered dots |
| Print note: | good impression, not rich, straight forward |
| 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: | '32', possibly by Whistler |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly 1887; tiny tab 22-32 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 16392' and 'a 59410' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'HW & Co', 'Courtyard' on verso (I.e. H. Wunderlich & Co.); 'HOX (illegible). -' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3550107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.