450The PierrotLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 407 State: 4/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1952 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 36127). Harris G. Whittemore (d. ca 1937), Naugatuck, CT. Bought with the Pennell Fund for the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 235 x 161 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 230 x 161 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | possibly Asian paper? With inclusions |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | more tone at bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | considerable, including granular patches on water and texture over boy's body and post to right of him |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | no |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | Butterfly in pencil on verso |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | '3rd proof pulled' (the 'rd' superscript) on verso |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 32 - 42 from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'HW' stamp (H. G. Whittemore, Lugt suppl. 1384a) on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 36127' etc on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'amx-' at lower left verso (dealer price code); '0874N / 28.052' on verso (LC notation) |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K4070102 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.