335Grand'Place, BrusselsDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 62.54 State: 1/2 |
| Collection credit: | Anonymous bequest in memory of Hal H. Smith |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York; sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT, 1919. E. E. MacCrone. Anonymous bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1962. |
| Paper size: | 224 x 142 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 221 x 142 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: | crowned 'GR' countermark to FI PRO PATRIA (see Spin1998, nos 83-97) (digital photo) |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | more pronounced in foreground and edges; wiped more cleanly elsewhere, although small areas of tone highlighting features of building |
| Note on foul biting: | pitting throughout |
| Print note: | vertical wipe marks evident in foreground |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'SALLE DE VENTE DEN[?]' (sign on right of building) |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | butterfly on verso, pencil, lower right corner |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'Ex.' on verso, at lower right corner |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | 29 mm from left; tab 3 x 11 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp in blue ink on verso of tab (Howard Mansfield, Lugt 1342). 'HW', black ink stamp on verso, centre, (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a). |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3620111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.