196The Little MastLibrary of CongressAccession no: FP-XIX-W576, no. 185 State: 4/8 |  |
| Collection credit: | Pennell Fund, 1938 |
| Image credit: | Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division |
| Provenance: | Brooklyn Museum; sold as a duplicate. Bought with the Pennell Fund by the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |
| Paper size: | 270 x 189 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 268 x 187 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: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | pale overall, slightly darker over buildings at left and pavement and figures in foreground |
| Note on foul biting: | as usual |
| Print note: | New state |
| 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: | at 41 mm; height 7 mm, butterfly of ca 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Stamp of Brooklyn Museum (Lugt suppl.307b). Duplicate stamp: Brooklyn Museum; 'ERJP' in circle (E. R. & J.Pennell, Lugt suppl. 874a) |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '135' at lower right verso; title (twice), artist and reference numbers on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1850113 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.