200Nocturne: PalacesYale University Art GalleryAccession no: 1927.76 State: 12/12 |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 69107). Frederic George Achelis Memorial Collection, given by Miss Elizabeth Achelis to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1927. |
| Paper size: | 299 x 196 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 293 x 196 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | cream |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | medium deep tone at the top, wiped in vertical sweeps, and deeper at the bottom, with a few blips at the bottom right corner where the ink has bubbled. |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | a superb impression |
| 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, tab 38-55 mm from left |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | 'ACH' in red on verso |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a 69107' |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | no |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2020906 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.