403Court of the Monastery of St Augustine, BourgesColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.331 State: 1/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | Sold by Whistler to Howard Mansfield (1849-1938), New York, 23 July 1889; sold in 1919 through A.A.Hahlo & Co. New York, to Harris G.Whittemore, Naugatuck, CT. Fine Art Society, London; bought by Peter Lunder, 8 July 2004; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 054.2004 |
| Paper size: | 131 x 219 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 131 x 219 mm |
| Note on size: | The sheet is slightly unevenly cut edge at top and bottom |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | thin laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | nno |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | no |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a lovely, restrained impression. |
| 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: | tab 27-38 from left; pencil butterfly dates from 1890s |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HM' stamp (Mansfield, L. 1342) on verso of tab; 'HW' in pencil (Whittemore, L. 1384a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'HM' ? on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K3980105 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.