63Isle de la Cité, ParisYale Center for British ArtAccession no: L.2005-120.10 State: C/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | Robert N. Whittemore Collection, on loan to the Yale Center for British Art. |
| Image credit: | Photo © Yale Center for British Art |
| Provenance: | John Caldwell, Pittsburgh (1882-1907). Acquired by the Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2005. |
| Paper size: | 207 x 289 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 201 x 289 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, more at bottom, carefully wiped smooth with ripples over the laid grain of the paper |
| Note on foul biting: | some flecks |
| Print note: |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | 'Whistler. -' |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'Dec. 1859. / Paris de la Galerie d'Op.' |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | pencil butterfly of 1887/1890, tab 77-92mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 19715' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K0600111 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.