403Court of the Monastery of St Augustine, BourgesArt Institute of ChicagoAccession no: 1917.589 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Bryan Lathrop Collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Provenance: | Bryan Lathrop (1844-1916), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1917. |
| Additional acq. no: | 1782 |
| Paper size: | 133 x 219 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 129 x 219 mm |
| Note on size: | the right edge has been cut slightly unevenly |
| 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 |
| Ink colour: | Dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | extremely light overall tone, with slightly more at the right |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | Very clear impression, with fine lines in the shadows of the doorway, looking as vivid as pen work. |
| 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 on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '(2.)' at lower left verso (possibly by Whistler) and '1st Proof -' at lower right verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1888/1889 |
| 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: | '1782' at lower left recto; 'Court of the St Augustin (Monastery)' at lower left verso (the 't' in 'St' raised; possibly by Whistler); 'Bourges' at lower left verso; '137' at lower centre verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3980102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.