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The Long House (The Dyers, Amsterdam)

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Accession no: 85/16

Collection credit:Gift of Arthur Gelber, in memory of Mrs. Esther Gelber, 1985.  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Sir John C. F. S. Day (1826-1908), London. Henry Harper Benedict (b. 1844), New York. Acquired by the Art Gallery of Ontario.  

 

Paper size:  
Plate mark size:154 x 270 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:cream  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):Asian laid  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:no  
Note on foul biting:as usual  
Print note:  

 

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:'2. Mar. 6' at lower left on the verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Sir John Day (Lugt 526); (H.H. Benedict, Lugt 2936)  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'34' at lower right on the verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4060304  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.