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The Square House, Amsterdam

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Accession no: RP-P-1967-1164
State: 4/7

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958; exchanged by the Hunterian Art Gallery with the Rijksprentenkabinet, 1967.  

 

Paper size:234 x 175 mm  
Plate mark size:232 x 175 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:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light  
Note on foul biting:flecks at edges  
Print note:clear, delicate impression, no burr, but very soft effect; scraping out in reflections apparent, very light drypoint  

 

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:36-46mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:'R:MVS.' elliptical stamp (Rijks Prentenkabinet, Lugt 2228) on verso.  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:no  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4040102  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.