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The Long House (The Dyers, Amsterdam)

Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca
Accession no: 57.255
State: 6/6

Collection credit:Bequest of William P. Chapman, Jr., Class of 1895.  
Image credit:Photo © Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca  
Provenance: William P. Chapman, Jr; bequeathed to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1957.  

 

Paper size:166 x 271 mm  
Plate mark size:163 x 271 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:light tan  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):japan  
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:very little tone  
Note on foul biting:a little at corners, and tiny dots in some areas particularly on building at left  
Print note:superb impression with finest blend of drypoint and etched line on glowing golden paper.  

 

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:butterfly on verso  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:'for Wunderlich' on verso  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:tab 51-64mm from left  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:no  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:see photos  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K4060310  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.