230Riva, No. 2Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MAAccession no: 1968.10 State: Cb/1 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA |
| Provenance: | Acquired from Kennedy Galleries, New York, by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, ca 1968. |
| Paper size: | 218 x 305 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 208 x 303 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | buff |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | nearly tan, light weight |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | no |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light, even tone, more lower down |
| Note on foul biting: | overall surface texture, plus a few dots and flecks |
| Print note: |
| 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: | 63-80mm from left, pencil butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | no |
| Dealers' stock nos: | 'a …2.0' illegible number; '3138' in circle; '9878', all on verso |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'M Q # 6' on verso; 'XSS' on verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K2060203 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.