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Palaces, Brussels

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession 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.