237San BiagioHunterian Art GalleryAccession no: 46844 State: 12/17 |  |
| Collection credit: | The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958 |
| Image credit: | Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Whistler to his executrix, Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip, 1903; bequeathed by her to the University of Glasgow, 1958. |
| Paper size: | 216 x 302 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 209 x 302 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | very fine laid pattern; machine-made, modern (the following impressions are all on the same paper: K1970603, K1970608, K1970702, K1970802, K1970803, K1970904). |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | plate tone, slightly darker tone on the balcony and boats, varied shades of tone in the water; between the balcony and the diagonal shadow below some light patches show in the tone |
| Note on foul biting: | light granular tone on figures far right; slight pitting on figures and background in archway |
| Print note: | round mark (Ø c. 5 mm) left of butterfly; ink reticulation at bottom (most bottom right) following the paper texture; diagonal crease from printing process top right; vertical crease c.8mm from left margin |
| 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: | 35 mm from left margin, 7 x 17 mm; butterfly of 1886 |
| 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: | K1970802 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.