389Little Market Place, ToursArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.586 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 533 |
| Paper size: | 130 x 177 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 127 x 177 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | printed with light plate tone |
| Note on foul biting: | small dots and texturing effect overall. |
| Print note: | a good impression giving a rather cool effect |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'HOTEL' on sign in middle-distance left, 'HOTEL' etc over entrance [check] |
| 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: | signature nearly erased |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Circular stamp with Japanese letters (Bryan Lathrop, Lugt 2972) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '169' at lower left verso; 'Market Place Tours' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3750102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.