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Hôtel Lallement, Bourges

Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no: 1917.590
State: 3/4

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:1783  

 

Paper size:167 x 269 mm  
Plate mark size:164 x 269 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:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no except for very light tone along the top and bottom  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:A fine impression in slightly warm black ink (or an extremely dark brown) on paper that has, in contrast, the merest hint of a green shade.  

 

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:'Hotel Allement' at lower right verso (possibly by Whistler)  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1888  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'1783' at lower left verso; '#202' at lower centre verso; 'Bourges' at lower right verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K3990302  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.