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Little Arthur

New York Public Library
Accession no: MEZAP
State: 4/4

Collection credit:  
Image credit:  
Provenance:Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), New York; acquired by the New York Public Library, S. P. Avery Collection.  

 

Paper size:230 x 164 mm  
Plate mark size:58 x 50 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:tan on ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):chine appliqué on wove  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light overall tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:a good impression, lovely golden paper and clear black lines  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:'Whistler'  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:'Whistler -' and butterfly in pencil on recto  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:Possibly 1873 butterfly  
Collector's mark:'S. P. AVERY / COLLECTION' (Lugt 41) stamp on recto; N.Y. PUBLIC LIBRARY / PRINT DEPARTMENT' stamp on verso  
Dealers' stock nos:no  
Misc inscriptions by others:'13 3/' on recto above platemark  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K0090528  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.