429The Clock Tower - AmboiseArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1934.635 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 35398). Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; passed to his wife; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1934. |
| Additional acq. no: | R 3215 |
| Paper size: | 179 x 125 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 125 mm |
| Note on size: | traces of ruled graphite lines along trimmed edges - trimmed by Whistler? |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| 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: | extremely light tone overall, with small patches of deeper plate tone at the four plate corners. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A good, clear impression. Only tiny patches of drypoint (on the skirt of the standing woman and the heads of the two small children with her and possibly on the body of the dog); faint diagonal shading on the tower appears to be etched. |
| 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1889/1890 |
| 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: | 'a 35398' at lower left verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3940102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.