412Hôtel de Ville, LochesUniversity of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann ArborAccession no: 1954/1.402 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker |
| Image credit: | Photo © The University of Michigan Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Colnaghi's, London (stock no. c.7462). Margaret Selkirk Watson Parker (1867-1936), Detroit, MI; bequeathed to the University of Michigan Art Museum, MI, 1954. |
| Paper size: | 274 x 165 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 270 x 165 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: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall tone |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| 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: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | '20789' at lower left on verso; 'C.7462' at lower centre on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '9' ? at lower left on the verso; Kennedy number, title and state description at lower centre on the verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K3840105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.