238The Little VeniceDetroit Institute of ArtsAccession no: 62.56 State: 2/2 |
| Collection credit: | Anonymous bequest in memory of Hal. H. Smith. |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Probably with H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1908 (stock no. a 45726). Theodore De Witt, New York; Henry Graves (1806-1892), London; E. E. MacCrone. Anonymous bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, 1962. |
| Paper size: | 189 x 264 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 186 x 264 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | 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: | More pronounced in foreground, wiped more cleanly around horizon and sky. |
| Note on foul biting: | Slight pitting throughout. |
| Print note: | Reticulation of ink particularly at left side; mottled effect from wiping in sky. |
| 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 in lower right, pencil |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'selected proof' verso, lower right |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | Tab 50 mm from left: tab 3 x 10 mm; pencil butterfly on tab |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 45726' (crossed out); 'a 53998' (crossed out) on verso, lower left ; 'D217'; '253a' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1830131 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.