446Balcony, AmsterdamColby College Museum of Art, MaineAccession no: 2013.314 State: 3/4 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Lunder Collection, Colby College Museum of Art |
| Image credit: | Photo © Colby College Museum of Art, Maine |
| Provenance: | Col. Frank J. Hecker; Louis Hecker Fletcher (according to Boerner). C. G. Boerner, New York; bought by Peter Lunder, 11 October 2001; given by Peter and Paula Lunder to Colby College, Waterville, ME, 2007. |
| Additional acq. no: | 009.2002 |
| Paper size: | 274 x 170 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 270 x 170 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | browned paper |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | Arms of Amsterdam |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | rich, rough tone, particularly in water |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A fine atmospheric impression; the cross-hatching in the door is slightly rubbed down. |
| 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: | '6' on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 30-42 from left; pencil butterfly dates from 1889/1890s. |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4050207 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.