238The Little VeniceFrick CollectionAccession no: 1915.3.41 State: 2/2 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Frick Collection |
| Provenance: | Henry Clay Frick bequest to The Frick Collection, New York, 1915. |
| Paper size: | 191 x 269 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 188 x 266 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | fine wiped tone, particularly at the bottom |
| Note on foul biting: | tiny bit at top left |
| Print note: | Good impression; flecks in sea rubbed down; scraping marks across the sea and scratches in the 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: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp.' |
| Note on the tab: | tab 71-92 from left; pencil butterfly of 1880/1881 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1830134 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.