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Courtyard, Rue P. L. Courier, Tours

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