222NocturneBaltimore Museum of ArtAccession no: 1946.112.5972 State: 9 l/9 | ![]() |
| Collection credit: | Garrett collection |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Baltimore Museum of Art |
| Provenance: | J. L. Claghorn (d. 1882); John Work Garrett Collection; given by his sons, Robert and Thomas Harrison Garrett to Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1946. |
| Paper size: | - mm |
| Plate mark size: | 200 x 294 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | dark cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | japanese |
| Note on the paper: | 'japanned' |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Fine horizontal wiping in the water, horizontal lines and diagonals in the sky |
| Note on foul biting: | at right |
| 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 'imp' in pencil |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | 'xx / 7' in left margin |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | butterfly 'imp' |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | pencil butterfly of 1880/1881; the numbers appear to be Whistler's record of printing impressions |
| Collector's mark: | 'INSPERATA / JLC / FLORUIT' red stamp on recto (J. L. Claghorn, variation on Lugt 555c) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | |
| Misc inscriptions by others: |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1840303 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.
