199The RialtoBritish MuseumAccession no: 1929-12-14-10 State: 2/3 |  |
| Collection credit: | |
| Image credit: | Photo © Trustees of the British Museum |
| Provenance: | Bequeathed by Arthur Haythorne Studd (1863-1919) to the British Museum, London; accessioned 1929. |
| Additional acq. no: | PRN: PPA52133 |
| Paper size: | |
| Plate mark size: | 292 x 199 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | yes |
| Colour of the paper: | off-white |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | laid |
| Note on the paper: | |
| Tab?: | yes |
| Watermarks: | n/a |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | dark brown |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | light tone, darker at top, possibly tone or grubby paper |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | good clear impression in very dark brown ink, sharp and dark inking on the right of the steps, quieter elsewhere; deep bevel obvious |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'VENDITA CARNA' on the signboard above the awning on right |
| 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: | tab 48-66mm from left; butterfly of 1886 |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | n/a |
| Dealers' stock nos: | n/a |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | n/a |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project and museum records |
| ID: | K2110205 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.