216The Little LagoonYale University Art GalleryAccession no: 1927.73 State: 3/4 |
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| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 66593). Frederic George Achelis Memorial Collection, given by Miss Elizabeth Achelis (1880-1973) to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1927. |
| Paper size: | 235 x 153 mm |
| Plate mark size: | |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | posthorn over '4 / W' |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | delicate, smooth graduated wiping, darker at the bottom. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | The ink on the gondola looks black. |
| 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: | pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'A 66593' on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | '13' possibly by Whistler; '28' ; 'oco'; 'no 67', '[[illegible] froid / chagrin no 34 blanc / [Voir?] l'autographie'. '46 -96' in various hands on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K1860z10 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.