391Courtyard, Rue P. L. Courier, ToursHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, IthacaAccession no: 57.264 State: 3/3 |
Collection credit: | Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895. |
Image credit: | Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca |
Provenance: | John Caldwell (museum record). William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957. |
Paper size: | 186 x 78 mm |
Plate mark size: | 146 x 78 mm |
Note on size: | timmed at top 3 sides, ragged at bottom |
Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
Colour of the paper: | buff |
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
Note on the paper: | lightweight 'antique' |
Tab?: | no |
Watermarks: | no |
Medium: | etching and drypoint |
Ink colour: | dark brown |
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
Print tone: | light overall |
Note on foul biting: | fleck and dots |
Print note: | good delicate clear impression; slight golden glow from ink |
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: | butterfly 'imp.' below platemark at right |
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
Note on the tab: |
Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
Notes on inscriptions: | |
Collector's mark: | 'wpc jr' in graphite pencil on verso |
Dealers' stock nos: | no |
Misc inscriptions by others: | '203' verso; '351' recto |
Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
ID: | K3680107 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.