338Palaces, BrusselsHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 57.251 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: | J. H. Hutchinson, London. Knoedler & Co. (stock no. 17156). William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
Paper size: | 221 x 138 mm |
Plate mark size: | 218 x 138 mm |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
Colour of the paper: | ivory |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | |
Tab?: | yes |
Watermarks: | indecipherable |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | light tone, slightly more at bottom |
Note on foul biting: | extensive tiny dots and flecks particularly over roof and square |
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: | no |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
Note on the tab: | tab 28-40mm from left |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | 'JHH' blind stamp (J. H. Hutchinson, Lugt 2912; 'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso |
Dealers' stock nos: | 'MK17156' verso |
Misc inscriptions by others: | old pen inscription on verso |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K3610112 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.